Interest rates
Home values continue to rise as Sydney median hits $1.5 million
Home values nationally have climbed for six consecutive months amid signs more homes will soon come on to the market.
- Millie Muroi and Shane Wright
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- Federal Reserve
The man who isn’t listening to Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ story
Donald Trump is at boiling point as Fed chief Jerome Powell again ignores the president’s ferocious campaign for lower interest rates. But there was dissension on the board.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Banking products
Beware the hidden landmines in our credit card fees
Penalty interest rates are often wildly out of step with the Reserve Bank’s steadily falling cash rate.
- Noel Whittaker
Westpac boss sees case for rate cuts after fall in inflation
The boss of Australia’s second-biggest retail bank says the number of people falling behind on loans is improving, and the lender expects rate cuts.
- Clancy Yeates
- Analysis
- Inflation
Inflation hits four-year low – giving RBA no choice but to cut rates
The Reserve Bank was split on its decision to hold rates earlier this month. In two weeks, it will have no choice but to cut.
- Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
How far property prices rose last time interest rates fell
Lower rates pushed up home prices in five out of the last seven easing cycles, but the gains vary widely, and this time could be different.
- Elizabeth Redman
Workers facing $14,000-a-year penalty if Australia can’t find its mojo
Business, university, technology and farming groups have combined to propose a raft of solutions to Australia’s growth malaise.
- Shane Wright and Jessica McSweeney
‘Affordability is poor’: Melbourne house prices rise above $1.06m
Falling interest rates are pushing up property prices, and buyers are starting to worry they might get priced out of their preferred areas.
- Caroline Zielinski
Why it’s the toughest time to buy a home in the past 18 months
Weeks ahead of the traditional spring peak, buyers face competition from rival bidders who are acting decisively now.
- Emily Power
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- Australian economy
Australia risks becoming a ‘welfare state’ without spending, productivity fixes
The Reserve Bank was split on a rate cut at its last meeting – now the minutes reveal why six board members voted against change.
- Shane Wright
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