Posts tagged "interest rates"

The reasons behind the cryptocurrency 'bloodbath' show how the world is likely to be affected by higher inflation and interest rates.

"You should strongly consider matching your team’s salaries with inflation every quarter, without the need for government or union intervention," writes small business owner Avi Efrat.

Anthony Albanese wants a 5.1% lift in the minimum wage — but how would that affect the economy?

"What we’re not hearing enough of is what our politicians will do to manage the impact of inflation and interest rates on small business owners," writes COSBOA CEO Alexi Boyd.

The message has come loud and clear that more rate hikes are coming, and history says the banks will raise rates at a faster rate than the Reserve Bank to cover wholesale funding costs. 

With interest rates on the rise, experts say small businesses should get ahead of further increases without panicking over the first hike.

Australia's latest burst of inflation is weird, and resistant to rate hikes. If the RBA isn’t careful, too many more rate hikes like this might help bring on a recession.

The Reserve Bank of Australia will lift its cash rate target by 25 basis points to 0.35%, marking its first rate hike in more than a decade.

Mainstream economists and the big banks are largely convinced the Reserve Bank of Australia will lift the cash rate for the first time in more than a decade.

Will the Reserve Bank of Australia raise interest rates today? The market is not quite as sure as a week ago.

The real story on bank profits is how these giant financial institutions have let mortgage brokers take control of their biggest profit driver: home loans.

Accounting experts have urged Australian small businesses to prepare for the impact of inflation, after official figures confirmed the cost of living has surged at a rate not seen in more than a decade.