Small business insolvencies have reached an unwelcome new high, with business expectations continuing to remain below average, according to …
Small business insolvencies have reached an unwelcome new high, with business expectations continuing to remain below average, according to …
The other big three lenders are expected to follow ANZ’s lead in increasing interest rates for mortgages and small business lending. AN…
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has recorded a 12.8% fall in new home building for the last quarter and warns of “deteriorating con…
We didn’t get a rate cut yesterday, but Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens and his team appear to be getting the message from the likes o…
The Reserve Bank has kept the official interest rate unchanged at 4.25%, despite calls for it to be cut, saying the decision was appropriate…
Poor economic data in the housing and construction sectors has caused some anticipation over this afternoon’s Reserve Bank meeting, but ec…
An interest rate cut might boost vendor confidence and get homes back on the property market, an expert has noted as clearance rates continu…
Consumer confidence increased by 4.2% in February, according to the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment, but the index i…
The Reserve Bank always provides a statement accompanying its interest rate decisions. But that still has left plenty of economists scratchi…
One of the pillars of the Australian financial system, the independence of the Reserve Bank of Australia to set interest rates, is crumbling…
We didn’t get an interest rate rise yesterday, but somehow it feels like we did. After so many economists and commentators – including you…
Keynesian purists are all clutching their foreheads, but actually it’s pretty fabulous that Australia’s politicians are competing with each …
