Big bank reveals record $11bn revenue haul
One of Australia’s biggest banks has delivered record revenues as its outgoing CEO praises ‘remarkably resilient’ Aussie households.
Interest Rates
Major bank’s huge call on rates
NAB predicts struggling mortgage holders will get some much-needed relief on the back of an outsized rate cut in May.
Major voting block both parties forgot
The two major parties have been accused of forgetting about nearly a third of all Australians in the build up to the federal election.
Why Aussies could spend more on mortgages
Struggling mortgage holders will get a rate cut in May, but are now tipped to get less over the rest of 2025, an industry expert warns.
ASX lifts on rate cut hopes
A jump in the banking and consumer discretionary stocks helped push the ASX into the green on Wednesday as investors factored in a rate cut in May.
Rate cut firms on latest inflation read
The Reserve Bank of Australia is tipped to cut interest rates when it meets in May following the latest inflation print.
‘Locked in’: Major bank’s big rate cut call
Households will get a rate cut in May regardless of April’s inflation reading, one major bank’s chief economist has boldly declared.
Incredible call on looming rate cut
A leading economist predicts struggling Aussie mortgage holders will get much-needed rate relief next month, as the RBA turns its focus to this new threat.
Surprising state surges on RBA rate cut
An interest rate cut has seen a surprising Aussie state surge up the national rankings, new figures show.
Bank moves on rates ahead of RBA meeting
A major bank has announced the new lowest fixed interest rate, but it still seems unlikely Aussies will lock in their mortgage.
Grim reality for Aussie taxpayers
Australian households have picked up the bill for the country as mining companies pay less, a breakdown of the nation’s tax revenue reveals.
‘Done deal’: Major bank’s huge rate call
Mortgage holders are tipped to get much needed rate relief when the Reserve Bank of Australia board meets again in May.
‘Spendathon’: Big issue as election looms
Australia’s major parties have been accused of ditching rational economic policies in favour of a “spendathon” to win votes ahead of the May 3 election.
Albo’s housing target falling behind, data
The two people vying to be the next housing minister have different views on how to solve the housing crisis, as new data shows new homes are lagging behind expectations.
Dutton to open bank of mum and dad to kids
The Opposition Leader says the Coalition housing policy is about supporting all young people into the housing market, as he said he would help his own three kids.
RBA reveals why it kept rates on hold
The Reserve Bank of Australia has revealed why it poured cold water over back-to-back rate cuts for mortgage holders.
NAB slashes fixed home loan rates
Homeowners could be in for savings, with NAB slashing rates and tipping bold RBA cuts despite global economic uncertainty.
RBA boss pours cold water on rate cut theory
RBA governor Michele Bullock has cast doubt on predictions of a double rate cut in May amid Donald Trump’s ongoing tariff war.
RBA chief’s honest admission on rate cuts
The Reserve Bank of Australia has poured cold water over a major hope for homeowners in the coming months.
Aussie stocks soar on Trump tariff backdown
A relief rally added $116b in value to the Australian sharemarket on Thursday following Donald Trump’s decision to pull back from a global trade war.
Everything about to change for homeowners
Yesterday, economists were tipping a super-sized rate cut when the RBA meets in a few weeks, but a lot can change in 24 hours – thanks to Donald Trump.
‘DOGE-y sycophants’: Chalmers’ Trump sledge
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and shadow Angus Taylor held a feisty pre-election debate, but the spectre of US President Donald Trump loomed.
‘Wake up call’ every Aussie needs to hear
An Aussie finance guru has issued a grim warning, claiming the nation is “clearly asleep at the wheel” as the economy hangs in the balance.
Silver lining in Trump tariff plan
There could be a silver lining for struggling mortgage holders, as experts sound the alarm on US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff pledge.
Major bank’s rate cut call after Trump chaos
Australian mortgage holders could get larger and more frequent rate cuts off the back of the Trump tariffs, but an industry expert warns “be careful what you wish for”.
RBA’s stunning Trump warning for Aussies
The RBA has just delivered a stark warning that Donald Trump’s trade war could trigger disorder in the global economy and hammer Australians.
‘Not America’: Demand for $2k wage boost
Union leader Sally McManus has fronted the Fair Work Commission to push for a big minimum wage increase for workers.
Musk ‘inspiration’ to Coalition treasurer
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor has cited Elon Musk’s Starlink as a source of inspiration, but refused to say whether DOGE cuts are coming to Australia.
ASX soars ahead of Trump tariff deadline
All 11 sectors finished in the green as the Australian sharemarket soared prior to the next phase of the Trump Tariffs.
RBA boss’ rate cut call on Trump tariffs
Donald Trump’s looming trade war could smash global growth and hit Australia, but RBA Governor Michele Bullock says she’s ready to defend economic growth with rate cuts.
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