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RBA rate hike 'would need decent data'
The view from Paris is a lot more hawkish than that of experts on the ground here.
The view from Paris is a lot more hawkish than that of experts on the ground here.
The OECD believes the next move in Reserve Bank interest rates will be up, sometime before the end of 2017.
Coalition voters spent up big on cars after Tony Abbott's 2013 win.
Mike Baird's weakened position won't matter for the NSW economy right away, but it will down the track.
The efficiency dividend has become a euphemism for indiscriminate compulsory redundancies.
For all the publicity Peter Dutton has generated for the coalition's tough-on-refugees, suspicious-of-Islam image, he's only added a tenuous terrorism footnote to an old story.
The 'spring-selling' season has seen a defiant return of Chinese buyers, who are sidestepping lending restrictions and found new avenues to re-enter the market.
Over the years I've dealt with all the major media owners. They were all interesting, but Kerry Packer was one apart.
Reserve Bank assistant governor Chris Kent missed a major opportunity this week. He delivered a speech about how the various states are travelling but totally omitted a key reason for the two out-performers doing so well.
The nationalist "jobs for Australians first" push by the federal government could be bad news for food lovers, given more work visas are granted to cooks and chefs than any other profession.
The concept of "two Australias" isn't new, but those of us in VicNSW are less aware of it than we were back at the peak of the mining boom when it was QldWA versus the rest.
The Reserve Bank has promoted Luci Ellis to the position of Assistant Governor (Economic), making her to first woman to become what is effectively the Bank's chief economist.
Fears grow that prices have climbed too far, too fast in wake of US election and Chinese housing boom
Coal prices may be recovering, but there are no celebrations in WA mining town Collie, where workers are fighting plans to slash their wages almost in half.
Deloitte survey shows small businesses optimistic despite skills shortages.
After a game-changing year in markets, prepare for improved, but modest, growth next year, Societe Generale says.
The family that founded Nudie juice had a sweet beginning but all has turned sour, with the family losing a court case, backed by the ATO, and being hit with a $125 million tax bill.
It's not too late for the nation to realise its potential. By selecting the right projects, we can certainly afford it – if only we had politicians with the vision and discipline to lead.
About 500,000 taxpayers who claim tax deductions for non-compulsory work uniforms could be denied the benefit under a new proposal.
Well that's one way to deal with the problem of bracket creep – don't have a wages increase.
Australia's tax system has become skewed towards a growing and apparently untouchable group of 'taxed nots' - they are older Australians who pay roughly $1 billion per year less tax than younger Australians in the same circumstances, according to a new Grattan Institute report.
Much lower than expected wage growth has knocked a hole in the government's budget projections, blowing out deficits right through until 2019-20.
Bond yields are climbing because of a feeling things are about to get better.
How has poor little Oz managed to keep our economy growing continuously for 25 years while, in the same period, other economies have suffered a recession or even two? We've had good insurance policies.
NSW growth rate "historic"
Quite simply, the business case has not added up for the Arrium steelworks, even with bits and pieces of protectionism
The building and construction industry will be the next main target of the tax man's attempts to claw-back revenue lost due to the illegal cash economy.
The vigour of youth can so easily become destructive aggression without the tempering of the wisdom of elders.
Treasurer Scott Morrison and the Business Council of Australia have wasted no time in grabbing Donald Trump's election as a justification for cutting Australian corporate tax rates.
Just a handful of dodgy tax structures being used by Australians cost tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue, according to the Tax Office.
Queensland is about to introduce a new state payment scheme for subcontractors.
Whether it's persistence or luck, it takes something extra to land these deals.
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