Aussie shares slip on dark China numbers
Some dark economic data out of China triggered a sell-off in heavyweight mining stocks on Tuesday, pulling the Aussie market down from record highs.
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Kean’s call to arms on clean energy
Incoming climate change tsar Matt Kean has called on the clean energy industry to take up the fight to the ‘climate change denialists’.
Aussie shares soar to crack 8000 barrier
Aussies shares continued to rally higher on Monday, crossing the 8000 threshold for the first time in history on speculation of imminent rate cuts in the US.
Chalmers hints at ‘mid-teens’ surplus
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he is expecting Australia’s surplus to grow beyond the $9.3bn forecast in the budget, with the exact figures set to drop in September.
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Hopes of interest rate relief fade
Borrowers hoping for rate relief in coming months may have to wait longer still after traders revise their bets on when the RBA will cut.
Easy way you can add $10k to savings
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In-demand jobs with skyrocketing wages
Ten jobs that posted major wage growth last year will remain hot moving further into 2024, the chief people officer at Payscale says.
$2.3bn project held to ransom over pay demand
Striking workers have put a $2.3bn green energy build at risk over demands of a 17 per cent uplift in pay.
Grim reason interest rate pain will continue
There’s a common belief that Aussies can expect much-needed rate cuts in 2024, but there’s a key reason to be sceptical.
‘Day of reckoning’: Aussies’ chilling warning
A senior economist has warned of a “day of reckoning” amid rising inflation and interest rates, with Australians warned that a crisis could soon be on the cards.
ASX extends losses as Wall St stumbles
After posting strong gains in November and December, the local share market is off to a rocky start in 2024.
Dad-of-three on $230k makes sad admission
An Aussie father-of-three earning $230,000 a year took to an online forum to reveal he was struggling just to get by – and his grim admission struck a chord.
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