Lowe urges business on investment
Philip Lowe has suggested companies have it in their power to help revitalise economic growth.
Time to step up: Lowe lays down the law
Under that restrained Reserve Bank Governor demeanour, Phil Lowe has a cuttingly sharp message for politicians and business.
Kenneth Arrow dies, aged 95
Arrow, a member of an extended family of distinguished economists, generated work that was technically forbidding even to mathematically-oriented colleagues.
Rate cuts not in national interest
RBA governor Philip Lowe says lower interest rates would encourage people to borrow more and "probably would put more upward pressure on housing prices".
Trump's trade troubleshooter
The US president thinks he is a visionary. Mainstream economists think he makes basic mistakes. Peter Navarro is Trump's point man on trade.
Trump effect spreads to Australia
Trust in Australian CEOs, government and the media has fallen to all time lows as the public say the system is failing and reject globalisation.
RBA on watch for 'catch-up' wage hikes
The RBA has said that inflation could accelerate more rapidly than expected if workers succeed in winning oversized wage hikes.
Shared values defence against global threats
It is becoming ever more important to stand up for the shared values that bind countries like Australia and Canada together.
ANZ cuts credit card rates
NAB and Westpac said their credit card rates are always under review after ANZ broke ranks and cut interest rates on two of its cards by up to 2 percentage points.
WA scores 1/10 for state finances
Colin Barnett has been dealt a blow 3 weeks out from the WA election after he was given a score of 1/10 in a financial report card.
States spending report cards vary wildly
In aggregate, state debt levels look ok. But WA is stuck in a hole, in NSW it's as good as it gets and Queensland is busy re-hiring public s...
