The banks rip us off with impunity
Given how far Australian and international rates have been falling, mortgage rates ought to be an awful lot lower than they are.
The Economy
Women held back in mining, construction and finance: report
Women's participation in the workforce may have increased over the past 20 years, but entrenched stereotypes about where women can work haven't.
The rest of your rate cut is there for the asking
If borrowers haven't received the full 50 points of the cash rate reductions, it's because they haven't asked for them
Australians 'too optimistic' on property
Australians have high exectations that property assets will fund their retirement. Too high, says banking giant HSBC.
Rate cut highlights Australia's fall
It's a far cry from five years ago when the nation's benchmark rate was a developed-world high and the Aussie was worth more than the greenback with the mining bonanza in full swing.
Banks respond to the Reserve Bank rate cut as one
Our biggest banks move fast. Either that, or they collude. At 2.37 pm on Tuesday within minutes of the Reserve Bank cutting its cash rate to an all-time low, the Commonwealth Bank announced a completely different way of responding. Instead of passing on some of all of the cut, it would only pass on half and hand some of the rest out to customers as higher term deposit rates.
Banks short-change mortgage customers
The Commonwealth and National Australia Banks have short-changed their mortgage holders by passing on only a fraction of the Reserve Bank's 0.25 per cent cut in interest rates, choosing instead to reward depositors by lifting the rate they offer on term deposits.
The difference between Australia and China
Sorry if I sound wide-eyed, but I was mightily impressed when I visited China as a guest of the Australia-China Relations Institute. Those guys are going places.
RBA cuts cash rate to record low 1.5%
The RBA has cut the official cash rate to a historic low of 1.5 per cent but home loan customers will received only part of the benefit.
Trade deficit grows, building approvals fall
Australia's trade balance remained in the red with a deficit of $3.1 billion in June, while approvals for the construction of new homes fell.
Surging world growth makes mockery of Brexit panic
Global economic growth is accelerating sharply after months in the doldrums, confounding predictions of a worldwide recession following Britain's Brexit vote.
An RBA rate cut may not help us much
It's hard to say that trimming the cash rate to 1.5 per cent on Tuesday will make any positive difference to economic growth or inflation.
The stars are aligning for an RBA rate cut on Tuesday
Apparent strong house price growth in Sydney and Melbourne is unlikely to dissuade the Reserve Bank from cutting interest rates on Tuesday, in part because it's not what it seems.
Apartment building to collapse 50%, says BIS Shrapnel
Apartment building is set to to collapse 50 per cent over the next four years, according to forecaster BIS Shrapnel, with only Sydney bucking the trend.
US economic growth slows although rebound expected
US economic growth unexpectedly remained tepid in the second quarter as inventories fell for the first time in nearly five years and business investment weakened further, offsetting robust consumer spending.
China will keep doing its own thing
On the prospects for China's economy, it's easy to be wrong. We analyse unfamiliar things by comparing them with things we understand, but China is one of a kind.
The bold plan for super companies to become landlords
Australia's $2 trillion pool of superannuation money is looking for a home. So are renters.
We shouldn’t rely on a falling dollar to make us competitive
Australia must look to the educated, productive nations of Asia, not the empires of the old world.
More Aussies to call Australia home after Brexit
Australia's cooling population growth may get a Brexit-driven boost as London becomes less attractive to Aussies and those already there get homesick.
Why the RBA will probably cut on Tuesday
Never keen about cutting rates unless it's an emergency, Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens been able to escape one last cut, until Wednesday.
Inflation plunge puts Reserve on standby to cut rates
Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens is considering cutting interest rates in one of his last acts in the job following news that Australia's official inflation rate has fallen to just 1 per cent.
Union boss says Hillary Clinton will 'try to redo' free trade deal
Hillary Clinton would renegotiate the US free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico if she were elected president, a union leader has claimed.
Inflation at lowest level since 1999
Annual inflation has fallen to its lowest level in 17 years, opening the door for a potential interest rate cut when the Reserve Bank board meets next week.
The male breadwinner is an outdated relic
It is time to dispense with a relic lingering at the core of our economy: the male breadwinner.
Welcome to the age of fear
What is the driving force that has thrusted Donald Trump and Pauline Hanson into the limelight? Fear.
Retail war raises spectre of deflation
Sale signs are almost permanent fixtures in shop fronts in Sydney, but customers are still wary of spending
Nation's south-east corner powers the economy
The country's south eastern states are continuing to power the national economy as it 'rebalances' away from the mining states of Queensland and Western Australia after the end of the 'once in a century' mining boom.
The real problem with Australia's migrants
We pick the cream of the crop but Australia still has some way to go to make the most of its migrant community.
Not everything is as it seems...
Economic growth is quite robust and the jobless rate is falling. But price pressures are abating. How can that be?
Unemployment's age-old problem
If there's one thing worse than being unemployed, it's being unemployed and old.
Small Business
Pokemon Go a great new marketing channel
Local businesses have become creative in winning new customers through this fad.
Best way to maximise GST and tax claims
When governments want to increase taxes they often hide their true intention.
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