Economists have talked down the chances of back-to-back interest rate cuts when the RBA meets next week, despite inflation cooling slightly.
Matt Mckenzie
Jim Chalmers’s pre-election budget has failed to deliver big economic reform at a time when the country’s prosperity is under threat, business lobbyists have warned.
Matt Mckenzie & Simone Grogan
Australia’s biggest export partner could be hit by an extra dose of tariffs from US President Donald Trump, even as signs of possible concessions helped calm markets on Tuesday.
Young West Australians are trading out of car ownership and shifting towards rentals as they look to beat lingering cost-of-living pressures, new spending data suggests.
Cheyanne Enciso
WA business confidence has bounced back to a three-year high as concerns about labour shortages and rising operating costs moderate.
More research is showing President Donald Trump’s suite of new taxes on imports will cause self-inflicted damage to the US economy.
An exodus of older workers has put an end to Australia’s remarkable run of strong jobs growth but the surprise numbers will be unlikely to spook the RBA.
Commonwealth Bank economists have revealed their predictions of Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ Budget next week, and they’ve made a huge call on the size of the national deficit.
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs pose a recessionary risk for the Australian economy just as a soft landing was looking more likely.
WA is well-placed to weather global headwinds triggered by US President Donald Trump’s erratic policies, but easing population and softer commodity prices will weigh on the State’s economic growth.
Australia's unemployment rate is expected to stay remarkably low when jobs data is released on Thursday, as the Reserve Bank considers more rate cuts.
Jacob Shteyman
Westpac said the RBA’s decision to cut interest rates for the first time since late 2020, and further easing in cost of living pressures have provided a ‘clear lift’ in consumer sentiment.
Australia’s next Federal Government will need to make the economy as ‘strong as it can be’ in a bid to survive US President Donald Trump and his erratic polices, according a top economist.
Australia’s consumer confidence picked up in March as inflation pressures eased and the Reserve Bank reduced interest rates for the first time in four years.
Frances Du
The State election — and a looming Federal poll in coming weeks — will serve as the latest inflection point for a business community trying to plot the road ahead to take it through a challenging time.
Gary Martin
CEO VOICE: Public transport, housing, the need for skilled labour, our urban sprawl, local government burdens and opportunities for Indigenous workers were among the topics up for debate.
Neale Prior
The Reserve Bank’s board expressed caution about future policy easing after cutting interest rates for the first time in four years, minutes of its February meeting show.
Swati Pandey
A wild ride in corporate fortunes reminds us yet again that sentiment, not figures, moves the market.
Sean Smith
Australia is in the grip of a housing crisis. Rising median house prices over decades have led to falling homeownership rates, particularly for younger generations.
Misha Schubert
Slow productivity growth after the pandemic has shaved roughly $25 billion off Australia’s economic capacity, Reserve Bank research shows.
Australians will be “walking on eggshells” for the rest of 2025 waiting for certainty that inflation has come under control, an economist reckons.
Price changes in January will be among the first set of data scoured by the Reserve Bank as it studies whether a further interest rate cut is on the cards.
Andrew Brown
President Donald Trump’s decision to blame Ukraine for the war with Russia potentially represents a watershed moment for Australia, and raises questions about how much we can still rely on Uncle Sam.
Simone Grogan
Donald Trump’s trade war will slow Australia’s economy, RBA boss Michele Bullock says, but the impact on inflation remains unclear.
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