Why the Reserve Bank is still not rushing to put up interest rates
If the bank doesn’t like what it sees on inflation and wage costs over the coming few months, it’ll jack up rates for the first time in a decade.
What retailers need to know about inflation: Part 1
With money supply ballooning, energy prices surging and increases in the consumer price index, inflation is beginning to bite.
A 27% sushi premium: Will ‘lunchflation’ keep workers out of Aussie CBDs?
As the price of sushi and sangas soar, cost-of-living pressures raise new questions around whether workers will be likely to return to Aussie CBDs.
Why the RBA will wait before raising interest rates, even as breakfast surges in price
The RBA sees inflation as an imported phenomenon and is waiting for wages to rise before it lifts rates ... but when will that happen?
The Reserve Bank won’t hike interest rates just yet. Here’s why
The inflation we’ve got this time is different, and failing to recognise that misreads the Reserve Bank's rationale for pushing up rates, and what it is likely to do.
Price of a Sydney coffee goes viral on TikTok amid rising inflation
A Melbourne-based lawyer went viral on TikTok after posting a video expressing disbelief she paid $8.90 for a soy latte, amid warnings inflation will force more businesses to pass costs on to consumers.
John Durie: The banks are chasing SMEs but costs of doing business keep rising
Businesses large and small face a growing shortage of staff, while everything is costing more than it used to.
Rising construction and fuel prices drive Consumer Price Index jump
Larger than expected increases in construction and fuel prices are responsible for a surge in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Inflation jumps on housing and fuel, pushing builders to lift rates
Small business owners in the construction industry have been left with no choice but to lift their rates as the rising cost of timber squeezes margins.
Australia braces for return of inflation as northern hemisphere energy crisis worsens
Keeping warm this northern hemisphere winter is going to be expensive and anything made using energy — be it manufacturing or construction — is likely to get more expensive.
RBA forecasts show Australia won’t recoup last year’s real wage cuts until later this decade
The RBA thinks we're heading for the same rut of low wages growth as before the pandemic. That leaves workers behind and unlikely to catch up for a long time.
Sydney’s ongoing lockdowns will see inflation data spike as growth continues to drag down
A big inflation number is expected tomorrow — right as Australia's growth is about to vanish. It's a dose of something we haven't seen much of since the 1970s.
