‘November 2025’: Brutal rate cut call
Amid concerns that simmering price pressures will delay much needed interest rate cuts, price pressures intensified in April to 3.6 per cent.
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ASX drifts lower in ‘directionless’ trading
The Australian sharemarket fell lower on Tuesday after weak retail sales data hit discretionary stocks.
Aussies’ retail spending ‘grinds to a halt’
The latest retail trade figures have revealed that many Australians are keeping a close eye on their spending in the retail sector.
Aussies’ retail spending ‘grinds to a halt’
The latest retail trade figures have revealed that many Australians are keeping a close eye on their spending in the retail sector.
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Bill slams ‘half-pregnant’ wages call
A Labor frontbencher took over the role of interviewer during a fiery morning show appearance ahead of the RBA’s interest rate call.
Truth about Australia’s 17% interest rates
It’s an argument older Aussies love to trot out again and again – but it’s only telling part of the story, and younger people have had enough.
Looming mortgage cliff for homeowners
Some homeowners face a 63 per cent increase in their monthly mortgage repayments as they are hit with much higher rates.
‘Slip-ups’: Fresh warning for Aussie savers
Interest rates on savings accounts are heading for record highs, but there’s usually a catch that Aussies should be aware of.
Mining ‘critical’ to future: Chalmers
Mining will ‘underpin” Australia’s economic transformation to a renewable energy superpower in a generational opportunity for the country, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has declared.
Shock detail in new crime figures
Newly released figures covering retail and crimes across Australia reveal some crime rates went up over the last year, with a grim detail noted in one of the statistics.
Global bank’s grim interest rate warning
The world’s central bank issues more bad news for mortgage holders – predicting the worst is yet to come.
China’s dramatic interest rate move
Australia and China, economic powerhouses in the Asia-Pacific region, are using interest rates in contrasting approaches to post-Covid economic recovery.
‘Worsen’: Grim sign homeowners are doomed
The RBA has lifted the official cash rate by 4.0 per cent in 13 months – and Aussies are doing it tougher than anywhere else on earth.
‘Aggressive’: Chilling rates rise prediction
Several investment banks have warned that Australia’s interest rates have still not peaked and that multiple hikes will continue to happen in coming months.
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