Consumer confidence
- Opinion
- Opinion
Memo Dutton: Good economic managers don’t try to panic the punters
In his response to last week’s mayhem on financial markets, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton flunked a key test.
- Ross Gittins
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- Opinion
- Trump's America
The Trump fire is burning on Wall Street
The American people are losing confidence in Donald Trump, sending shockwaves through Wall Street. And that’s before “Liberation Day”.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
Minority government would be ‘terrible’ for the economy, warns Gerry Harvey
Consumers are holding up better than expected, said the outspoken 85-year-old retail billionaire, with premium prices helping Harvey Norman to solid profits.
- Jessica Yun
- Opinion
- Wall Street
King of chaos: Wall Street is losing faith in Donald Trump
The Wall Street honeymoon Donald Trump experienced in the initial months of his new administration appears to be ending.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Retail
Profit warnings, shuttered stores: Retailers are desperate for rate cuts
The discretionary retail sector is hanging out for an interest rate cut to breathe some life into moribund sales growth and shrinking margins.
- Elizabeth Knight
Beloved Perth business puts out distress call as cost of living bites
In only 6½ years it’s built a whopping following, making it one of Perth’s most successful shops of its kind. So why can’t that keep the wolf from the door?
- Emma Young
The surprise state topping Australia’s economic ladder
It’s not WA, although the mining state is fast gaining on top spot, leading on relative population growth and home lending metrics.
- Jacob Shteyman and Abe Maddison
Consumer confidence bounces with stage 3 tax cuts
The joy may be short-lived, with inflation data due next week key to the Reserve Bank board’s next interest rate move.
- Rachel Clun
- Opinion
- Comedy
My breaking point? Being on hold for 2 hours and 27 minutes
After hours of agonising hold music, I really should hang up, and yet a single thought keeps me on the line: what if I’m next?
- Thomas Mitchell
Tax cuts buoy shoppers, but businesses start to feel interest rate pinch
Consumer confidence has climbed sharply, thanks partly to the Albanese government’s revamped tax cuts. But new figures show businesses are starting to struggle.
- Shane Wright
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