The upwards march of the Australian dollar continued to day, with higher commodity prices pushing the local currency up to US85.6c in early …
The upwards march of the Australian dollar continued to day, with higher commodity prices pushing the local currency up to US85.6c in early …
Concept Economics, the consultancy firm run by prominent economist and former Telstra advisor Henry Ergas, has collapsed into administration…
Contrary to better judgement, all the opposing evidence and an overdose of reading the tea leaves in the dregs of our economic cup that says…
There would have been a lot of relieved investment bankers and promoters after Carsales.com.au drove smoothly onto the ASX lists. The listin…
The unemployment rate remained steady at 5.8% in August, but the loss of 30,800 full-time jobs during the month indicates the labour market …
After more than 12 months of doom and gloom, it’s time to crack a smile – the economy is finally in recovery mode. Consumer confidence is so…
Home loan commitments fell 2% in July, indicating a slight cooling of conditions in Australia’s property sector. Data from the Australia…
Australian consumers have gone from merely optimistic to deliriously happy, according to Westpac’s consumer sentiment index, which shows con…
A sharp rise in bank funding costs could force up variable mortgage rates in the next few months, before the Reserve Bank decides to start l…
Business confidence has hit its highest point since October 2003, according to NAB’s August survey of business confidence and conditions. …
Australia’s construction sector continues to struggle according to a new survey from the Australian Industry Group, but there are signs that…
The Australian dollar has opened at a 12-month high of US85c this morning and could move even higher this week if retail sales and jobs data…
