Hot or not? Strong spending complicates rate picture
Upcoming data will give the Reserve Bank a better sense of whether higher interest rates are required to take the heat out of Australia's economy.
Upcoming data will give the Reserve Bank a better sense of whether higher interest rates are required to take the heat out of Australia's economy.
Fewer Australians are expected to seek fresh employment as the market becomes tighter and artificial intelligence technology creates uncertainty.
The capital gains tax discount should be reduced to address economic inequity and make housing more affordable, economists say.
A fresh survey of Australian consumer sentiment doesn't make for encouraging reading as the central bank weighs lifting the cash rate at its next meeting.
Conventional wisdom that low interest rates are a precondition to property booms is not borne out by four decades of historical data.
Australia's labour market remains tight, with limited spare capacity keeping pressure on already-high inflation and shortening the odds of interest rate hikes.
Britpop giant Oasis and Black Friday bargains have helped bring Australia's economy back in tune, adding to the case against Reserve Bank rate cuts.
Strong spending data has increased the risk of higher inflation and interest rates, but dampened consumer confidence could foreshadow softer consumption.
Settle Easy, one of Australia’s fastest-growing online conveyancing providers, has cracked the industry’s top 10 on the back of a bumper year of growth.
A sharper-than-expected fall in inflation will encourage the Reserve Bank of Australia, but underlying price growth remains too hot for comfort.