FED:Home price falls may signal end of housing super cycle Rising interest rates, poor affordability, budget tax changes and a political shift towards lower migration could spell the end of a 30-year housing upswing. AAP · Jun 1
Resilient forgotten generation is coping, not thriving Generation X, which sits between Baby Boomers and Millennials, are the subject of a new Australian study into how they feel about their financial future. AAP · May 28
How Labor’s budget hit the brakes on Australia’s housing market Economists believe home values are set for their first national slump since 2022, though Australia’s persistent housing shortage means any fall would be short term The Guardian - AU · May 20
Unions ramp up minimum wage rise demands as costs soar Low-paid workers should not go backwards because of Donald Trump's war, the peak union body says, as it calls for minimum wages to be raised to $26.45 an hour. AAP · May 14
AAP · May 7 'Spendthrift' sandgropers trigger GST allowance critics The scale of cash handouts in the Western Australian budget has infuriated some economists, who argue they are provocatively inflationary.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 22 Takeaway coffee sales plunge as fuel and living costs dent Australian spending. Is the economy next? The trend has been accelerated by the US-Israel war on Iran, leaving households – and cafe owners – glum, surveys suggest
AAP · Apr 19 Break in economic data keeps Middle East in focus Traders will be hoping US President Donald Trump strikes a permanent deal with Iran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open as the clock ticks on a fragile ceasefire.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 16 Wall Street seems to have decided the recession risk is over. Can the Australian market do the same? Experts say US market ‘may have run ahead of itself’ while ASX 200’s more modest recovery is due in part to Australia’s reliance on fuel imports
The Guardian - AU · Mar 21 Australia last rationed fuel in the 1970s. Could we do it again? As oil prices skyrocket, analysts believe the disruption to the global supply will last months, not weeks. So what other options are there?
The Guardian - AU · Mar 17 ‘If we have to change tack, we will’: RBA hikes rates but not aiming to put Australia into recession, Bullock says Reserve Bank of Australia’s second consecutive increase lifts cash rate target to 4.1%, back to where it was in February last year
AAP · Mar 15 Oil shock further reason for tax reform, spending cuts An economic downturn might be needed to bring inflation back to target, economists warn, but the government can help with spending cuts and productivity reform.
AAP · Mar 15 Interest rate hike 'no slam dunk' amid Iran uncertainty Traders and economists widely expect the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates but uncertainty over the Iran war could convince the board to keep them on hold.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 6 Investors are expecting Donald Trump to back down in the war with Iran – but what if he doesn’t? Global markets have become inured to the US president’s posturing over the past year, but economists warn they may be ‘a little bit complacent’ in anticipating a short conflict in the Middle East
AAP · Mar 6 Banks, miners the winners of a resilient earning season After three years of declining profits, Australian corporations as a whole returned to growth this reporting season, led by banks including CBA and NAB.
AAP · Mar 3 No pain at the pump: petrol companies warned on gouging Petrol stations will be closely watched for signs of price gouging after military tensions exploded in the Middle East.