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House values have now climbed for six consecutive months since the Reserve Bank started cutting 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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Jerome Powell is standing strong in the face of mounting pressure from Donald Trump

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
Young Australians are turning back to credit cards, but they’re not always a good idea.

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’s Anthony Miller said there appeared to be more evidence for cutting interest rates.

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
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock will be under pressure to cut interest rates after the release of June quarter inflation figures on Wednesday morning.

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
Home prices usually rise as interest rates fall.

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
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Productivity Commission head Danielle Wood.

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
Daniel Kinder and Ron Teodoro have bought a home in Collingwood.

‘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
The number of bidders at auction has been rising.

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
RBA governor Michele Bullock explained the 6-3 split in the bank over its decision to hold interest rates steady in July. But data since suggests it may cut in August.

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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