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Bills
What’s happened to the cost of living is trickier than you think
While we complain about “the cost of living”, the mugs who elected Donald Trump again were on about “inflation”. Aren’t they the same thing? Maybe, maybe not.
- by Ross Gittins
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Editorial
Australian economy
Dismal data a symptom of Labor’s poor economic vision
The recent dismal news on the economy and the enormous blowout in budget deficits represents a Rubicon of sorts.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Putin's Russia
Putin’s spectacular act of self-sabotage has killed the Kremlin’s biggest market
Gazprom was for decades Russia’s biggest money-spinner and the most striking symbol of the Kremlin’s influence abroad.
- by Ben Marlow
Opinion
Spending
Why bribery is key to boosting our economic prosperity
The key to making us better off in the long term – lifting productivity – may require the feds to offer incentives to the states.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
Interest rates
The Trump shadow hanging over Wall Street’s meltdown
A big change in the Federal Reserve’s thinking triggered a bloodbath on Wall Street that has spread around the world.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Global economy
The world’s most important bromance needs to be rekindled
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump can’t let relations between China and the US deteriorate any further.
- by Karishma Vaswani
Opinion
Retirement living
Don’t worry, you’ll have enough in retirement … with one big proviso
Those retiring in coming years – particularly those who own their own home – won’t just be comfortable, they’ll be rolling in it.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Inside China
China is already in deep trouble. Trump will make things worse
China is considering a range of ideas to fix its economic mess. It may have to take more radical and painful measures if Donald Trump starts a new trade war.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Interest rates
Trump set to put an old foe in an uncomfortable position
Donald Trump’s controversial policies set him up for an inevitable clash with old sparring partner Jerome Powell.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Electricity
Voters blame one man for rising energy bills while companies get away with gouging
We’ve been told the recent leap in power prices has been caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But that’s a tiny part of the story.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Putin's Russia
Putin’s regime may be closer to a Soviet collapse than we think
Vladimir Putin’s war machine is pushing Russia’s economy to the brink.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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