Markets
Mortgage pain Post-election rate hikes tipped
THE big banks will wait until the federal election is over then hit home loan customers with fresh interest rate hikes, industry experts believe.
The economy We’re in box seat but headwinds howl for Budget, Deloitte warns
AUSTRALIA is swimming against the global economic tide, keeping its head above water despite destabilising external impacts, a leading economic forecaster says.
Ground Zero Why we’re on the warpath to ruin
COMMENT: AUSTRALIA has plunged headlong into a new trade war — and it will have devastating consequences, writes Peter Taylor.
Workforce Reserve on alert as jobless opt out
MOMENTUM in the labour force has stalled, with Australia creating just 300 new jobs last month as fewer people actively sought work.
Kangaroo bounce Aussie jumps on shock NZ rate cut
The Australian dollar is stronger against the kiwi after New Zealand’s central bank delivered a shock interest rate cut.