Australia shoppers lured by discounts, shore up economy in 4Q
Australian retail sales dipped in December as pay back for a Black Friday splurge the month before, but discounting helped ...
Australia household spending rises for third straight month in Dec
Australian household spending rose for a third straight month in December due to higher discretionary spend, data showed on ...
Australia’s looming debt crisis could be a real opportunity
Why not use the looming fiscal crisis of the states to tackle the buck-passing by seriously reforming which tier of ...
Trump’s trade war could hit inflation, rates, and growth in Australia
The pressure is on the Albanese government to negotiate the same deal the Turnbull government did in 2018, which exempted ...
Pimco Buys Australian Mortgages as Reserve Bank Set to Cut Rates
Pacific Investment Management Co. is snapping up Australian residential mortgage-backed securities, with returns set to ...
Do investment tax breaks work? A new study finds the evidence is ‘mixed at best’
Further promises of tax breaks for businesses are likely in the run-up to the election, but that will mean trade-offs are ...
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Australia, NZ dollars fight to keep rally alive after wild week
SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were weathering a bad case of whiplash on Friday having rallied ...
Big four bank reduces mortgage interest rates ahead of RBA meeting
NAB has become the first of the big four to cut interest rates, weeks before the RBA is tipped to lower the cash rate.
RBA’s days of self-doubt need to end
For a number of years, the Reserve Bank of Australia has been operating under a cloud of self-doubt that it should work to ...
Aussie 'cash crisis' averted ahead of major Armaguard deadline: 'Significant liability'
Under the 20-year deal, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) owns responsibility for all notes and coins it issues until it ...
Australia’s Trade Surplus decreases to 5,085M MoM in December vs. 7,000M expected
Australia’s trade surplus decreased to 5,085M MoM in December versus 7,000M expected and 6,792M (revised from 7,079) in the previous reading, according to the latest foreign trade data published by ...
AUD/JPY drops to near 95.50 as Australia's trade surplus shrinks to a three-month low
AUD/JPY extends its losses for the second successive day, trading around 95.60 during the Asian hours on Thursday. This ...