RBA committed to low rates post-Covid
RBA assistant governor Luci Ellis has underlined the bank’s commitment to maintaining ‘highly supportive monetary conditions’.
Economics
Aussie wealth rockets despite virus
Australians grew their wealth through the Covid-19 crisis more than any other country in the world bar Switzerland.
Property blitz fear for NSW budget
The NSW budget warns that regulators’ moves to rein in a hot property market and risky lending could put a hole in the state’s financial forecasts.
Hospitality job numbers dive
Victoria’s fourth lockdown triggered a 10 per cent plunge in hospitality jobs, according to new data from the ABS.
How Soul Patts deal could shake up the market
CEO Todd Barlow says the terms of the Milton merger deal could have real implications for the broader LIC sector.
Pollies will always spend your money
Treasurers always tell you the deficit will fall in the future, but tomorrow never seems to come.
Fork in the electric-cars tax road
Victoria went early with electric vehicle road user charges, which kick in from the end of the month, but other states are following suit.
Why telcos increase prices: Sims touches a raw nerve
Bigger industry forces beyond the union of Vodafone and TPG are behind increases in mobile phone plan fees.
War of words over meaning of ‘meat’
What does the word meat really mean? A linguist weighs in on the battle over vegan labelling – now the centre of a senate inquiry.
Supply-chain crunch likely to linger
Orders and backlogs have grown while production and hiring slow.
RBA tactic risks asset bubbles: Chaney
As chairman of Wesfarmers, Michael Chaney is a keen observer of what stimulus and border shutdowns are doing to the economy at large.
Coalition scores some victories
From super reform to free trade deals, Scott Morrison is riding high at the moment.
In the US Federal Reserve we fear
Will the US central bank be too slow to face up to reality, allowing an even bigger bubble to build and so cause an even bigger bust?
Big firms bottom of class in super
Almost all of the country’s worst-performing super funds are owned by some of Australia’s largest financial institutions.
ASIC to dial back court action
New ASIC chair Joe Longo has toned down the enforcement rhetoric, saying the regulator will consider the full range of its regulatory options.
Why the ‘free money’ party is over
The era of ultra-low cash rates will end earlier than central banks are saying — and it’s about to get ugly.
Help for 30,000 to buy own home
The government will give another 30,000 households help to break into an increasingly hot property market.
Jobs recovery driven by women
Full-time jobs for women are primarily responsible for the improving employment numbers, ABS data shows.
Time for Australia to cash in on carbon credit market
Coming from a market-based government, you’d think Australia’s free-trade deal with the UK would have mentioned carbon credits.
Rates are going up, and you can take that to the bank
The signs are already there that higher interest rates are going to come sooner than expected.
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