Economists expect no rate move from RBA
But there could be a cut for Christmas.
But there could be a cut for Christmas.
When land costs more than finished homes, you're in dangerous territory, says Deutsche Bank's chief China economist. He reckons the bubble will burst in 2018.
This is the story about the cannibals' cooking pot and the east coast housing market. Seriously. Well, sort of.
Job vacancies in Australia rebounded by 4.5 per cent in the three months to August to hit the highest since mid-2012, a promising sign for a pick up in labour demand.
Sydney is facing a 'housing bubble' after a surge in prices in the past five years, according to a UBS Group report.
It's the disease that's too lucrative to cure: Pokies deliver billions in revenue to the government - but it comes at a high price for society.
The trade body has slashed its prediction by one-third.
Australia might be missing out on up to $1 billion in uncollected taxes annually from Chinese agents who ship food back home.
HSBC says the "bottom line is that the weight of evidence suggests that there has been some cooling in the housing market".
Since the GFC, banks' spread over the cash rate for mortgages has risen and by an even larger extent for small business loans.
Far from heading for the centre the unruly Coalition is drifting to the far right.
Mike Baird's $77 billion state budget is more than double what his predecessors had to spend just 15 years ago.
The idea that the world is awash in savings and we're wealthier than ever is, on the surface, a persuasive one. Too bad it may not be true.
The world will soon need a massive and co-ordinated spending push by governments to bring the broken global system back into equilibrium.
Non-routine jobs are becoming steadily more important.
First impressions count, and at his first public outing as the Reserve Bank governor, Philip Lowe was determined not to waste his.
Incoming Reserve Bank chief Philip Lowe has appealed to the Turnbull government to help him out with economic management by borrowing big for infrastructure, saying there's only so much further cuts in interest rates can do.
In his first public comments as new RBA chief, Philip Lowe says the RBA doesn't see its job as always keeping tabs on price growth and isn't too worried about the housing market.
The OECD has pointed to a way out of what it calls a 'low-growth trap' where persistently weaker than expected economic growth weighs on expectations.
If the government and Labor were serious about budget savings, they could agree to scrap a $1.8 billion tax lurk that benefits the few at the expense of the majority.
Barclays and BNP Paribas are betting against their peers and the bond market by forecasting the US Fed will raise rates this week.
The Reserve Bank is not fazed by rising housing prices or by the high auction clearance rates reported recently.
Interest rate cuts and the expectation of stronger sales in the lead-up to Christmas are boosting small and medium size business confidence.
The Future Fund, Queensland Investment Corporation and one of China's biggest sovereign wealth funds have snapped up the Port of Melbourne for a whopping $9.7 billion.
The central bank's inflation targeting has been loosened a touch to start Phil Lowe's term as governor.
This weekend marks the end of an era as Glenn Stevens hands the keys to the RBA to Philip Lowe and Guy Debelle. Here are 10 things you probably didn't know about the new leadership team.
The first two weeks of spring have brought with them an ominous threat - that house property values are getting a second wind in the already blustery property market.
Philip Lowe and Guy Debelle have contrasting approaches but both are highly regarded and bring a high level of expertise to their jobs.
The Turnbull government will introduce a tax treaty between Australia and Israel to improve business relations between the two countries and ramp up Australia's innovation push.
Criminal charges against Australians with links to the Panama Papers could take years to eventuate, says ATO deputy commissioner Mark Konza.
Veterinarian Paul May had just built his third business, a new architect-designed 24 hour vet clinic. Then it all went wrong.
Greater collaboration and funding on research, teaching needed.
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