Budget has a credibility problem
It's not at all that clear where the necessary jobs growth that would drive up wages will come from.
It's not at all that clear where the necessary jobs growth that would drive up wages will come from.
So it was the right tool, but was it the right decision?
More than a million home owners will struggle with mortgage stress if interest rates were to rise just three percentage points.
Options for older house owners to tap into home-equity have more than halved in the past 12 months but that may be about to change.
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The US market outlook is thus pleasing for share investors,
The path to Federal Reserve policy tightening this year has one final hurdle to clear: a potential Donald Trump victory.
Offering mortgages that track the OCR would be good for consumers and make public relations easier for the banks.
Central bankers did not wheel out any major new monetary artillery.
Investors are bracing for the wildest ride since the Brexit vote across stock, bond and currency markets on Monday.
Inflation is running below the RBA's target in Australia but consumers can still feel the cost of living is quite high.
The greatest challenge facing central bankers today is falling inflation.
The Real Estate Institute of Australia has added crystal-ball gazing to its skills set.
Manikay Partners has been picking companies that have demonstrated good management but are down on their luck.
Countries that don't set their economies on a growth path will rapidly become vulnerable to a ratings downgrade Standard & Poor's warns.
It's hard to imagine pricey high-density districts like Sydney's Waterloo descending into migrant ghettos. But there are big risks in jamming people into new suburbs, architect Jean Nouvel says.Â
Is the link between monetary policy and inflation broken?
Tuesday's rate cut was about inflation - not the economy being weak and needing "help" from monetary policy
The RBA would be better off preserving its ammunition for a time when it really needs it
Key central banks held fire this week but economists say that doesn't mean the tide of monetary easing is turning, with the RBA possibly the first of many to cut rates when it meets next week.
Historically low rates may be seen by some as the way to boost growth but they're hammering both your ability to save for retirement and the banks.
The world economy is suffering from a glut of savings relative to investment opportunities and monetary authorities are helping to ensure that interest rates are consistent with this fact.
The states and the commonwealth should adopt radical measures such as a petrol excise slug to close worse than expected budget deficits, top economist Ross Garnaut says.
Negative interest rates risk hitting consumer spending and undermining the economic growth they are intended to encourage, Larry Fink says.
It could be the next monetary tool that central banks turn to, according to Capital Economics.
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