IMF urges central banks to study digital currencies
A new IMF study says digital currencies could eliminate volatility in crypto-currencies which is holding back adoption of blockchain.
Jobs boom shows we're on target, says Harper
Australia's jobs market on a steady track towards recovery, says Reserve Bank of Australia board member Ian Harper.
Why weak wages growth is saving jobs
The most dramatic three-month surge in job creation in 12 years is stoking speculation the long post-boom era of sluggish wages growth will end.
Aussie on a high as rate cut talk fades
The Australian dollar hit a two-month high on Thursday, boosted by positive local jobs data and a fall in the greenback after weak US inflation data.
There will be no tantrums on Yellen's watch
The Fed and the real world are again at odds over inflation.
Property investors drunk on 'wealth effect'
Middle-aged property investors are most likely to be seduced into tapping rising house equity for consumption, ramping up debt to a level th...
Stretched households curb growth
A struggling household sector is casting renewed doubts over official predictions of a near-term rebound from a first-quarter dip in growth.
'Disaster averted': Aussie hits one-month high on GDP data
The Australian dollar hit a one-month high on Wednesday as economists breathed a sigh of relief following the release of weak but as-expecte...
'I don't take growth for granted'
Treasurer Scott Morrison said he did not "take growth for granted" as the economy slowed sharply in the first quarter, to 0.3 per cent, as r...
Morrison, RBA to ignore growth crunch
Treasurer Scott Morrison has ramped up warnings of a temporary slump in economic growth.
