Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has cut the outlook on Australia's coveted AAA credit rating to negative after an unresolved federal election result and high levels of debt.
Australia's hot property market has driven the fastest pace of building activity growth in 10 months.
As the Tories talk tough, UK employers who rely on immigrant workers are rushing to reassure them they're wanted and needed, urging them to sit tight while the UK government negotiates a new relationship with the EU.
The number of Chinese tourists venturing Down Under has hit an all time high, while migration levels have slumped to a nine-year low.
The Reserve Bank board's next meeting, in four weeks time, will be live, meaning it'll do more than simply review the state of the economy.
The value of retail sales across Australia rose just 0.2 per cent in May, seasonally adjusted, despite the RBA's rate cut that month.
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The business lobby will double down in its campaign to have the company tax rate for large corporations cut.
Credit ratings agency Moody's says Australia's triple-A rating is not under immediate threat from the election outcome, but could be if the deficit isn't wound back.
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Job advertisements up again in an encouraging sign the economy is growing fast enough to generate demand for labour.
A private-sector gauge of consumer prices rose sharply in June on higher costs for petrol and food, though measures of underlying inflation remained muted.
The UK could use its freedom from EU rules to slash corporate tax, but the political price would be high, the OECD says.
The "messy" election result is "not a great outcome for the economy and investment markets" and means there is a risk of a downgrade to Australia's credit rating, according to a leading economist.
Brexit could have a surprising economic benefit for Australia by prompting more expatriates to return home and deterring locals from heading abroad.
Election uncertainty to hit business confidence, and then consumer confidence, bank CEO Mike Hirst says.
Most - but not all - economists expect the Reserve Bank to keep interest rates on hold despite Britain's referendum to leave the European Union.
Unions fear funding for victims of domestic violence and homelessness is at risk.
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Growth in China's manufacturing sector stalled in June, adding to expectations that Beijing will have to roll out more stimulus soon to boost the sluggish economy.
Britain needs to build a new international model for financial services after its decision to quit the EU, Barclays chairman John McFarlane says.
Low inflation, coupled with global challenges, suggest at least one more cash rate cut this year is a near-certainty.
The number of jobs advertised fell 1.9 per cent in three months to May.
We are now beginning stage two of the Brexit fallout: Falling interest rates around the world. And Australia will be no exception.
New home sales have fallen for a second straight month, but it should be just a cyclical downturn with signs of a possible rebound when the home-building boom ebbs.
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