‘Pushed further’: RBA call we were dreading
We were all but promised a rate cut in 2024, but now, that’s looking like a pipe dream. And Donald Trump could be partly to blame.
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The day a boomerang took out the RBA’s new deputy
British economist Andrew Hauser has been brought in to change the RBA’s culture. Here he reveals how he plans to do it – and that he was once knocked out by a boomerang. See the video.
Bank confirms worst news for homeowners
One of Australia’s big four banks has made a bold prediction about the future of interest rates, and it’s even worse than expected.
Aussies worse off since 2022: report
A report into the cost-of-living crisis facing households says they are worse off now than two years ago, with pleas for Anthony Albanese to call an urgent meeting.
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Big banks’ surprising mortgage call
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Trump to cost voters $2600
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’Nowhere else’: Grim reality for Aussie farmers
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Blow for Aussies after US cuts rates
The US Federal Reserve approved its second consecutive interest rate cut on Thursday night, though experts have some disappointing news for Aussies.
Dark sign in one state’s housing stress
A key housing indicator suggests more and more Australians in one big state are falling into dire financial stress.
‘Trump trades’ impact on Australia
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Go ahead for $8.8bn Chemist Warehouse deal
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