The Reserve Bank has cut the official interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.5%, with the board saying it was confident in setting monetary p…
The Reserve Bank has cut the official interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.5%, with the board saying it was confident in setting monetary p…
A key manufacturing index lifted in October but remains in contractionary territory, with the high Australian dollar and cheap imports still…
Businesses are pessimistic about the last few months of the year as trading conditions remain weak and consumers keep saving, but companies …
The Australian division of American futures and derivatives firm MF Global is now in administration, with the parent company filing for bank…
A private gauge of consumer inflation edged up 0.1% in October but the annual rate of 2.6% is well within the Reserve Bank’s target band. …
The Australian sharemarket has opened at a three month high after positive leads from both the United States and Europe, where investors bec…
Business confidence among SMEs has continued to fall in the September quarter, with conditions falling in the transport, business services a…
Tax and treasury officials have said new laws that will make directors liable for unpaid tax and superannuation immediately, rather than wit…
While economists are still uncertain whether the Reserve Bank will ultimately cut interest rates on Melbourne Cup Day next Tuesday, a consen…
Consumer inflation rose by 0.6% in the third quarter, from 0.8% the previous quarter, in a result that met expectations and strengthens hope…
Over two-thirds of SMEs don’t expect any economic improvement over the next year and the majority have seen revenue either fall flat or decl…
Documents released by the RBA under freedom of information laws show the central bank is concerned about households who took out loans in th…
