Wages to finally grow this year
The confidence gap between downbeat consumers and upbeat businesses should narrow, as economists tip a return to healthy wage growth.
The confidence gap between downbeat consumers and upbeat businesses should narrow, as economists tip a return to healthy wage growth.
Outsized gains in Sydney and Melbourne are a thing of the past, but modest rises in house prices should still be possible in 2018
Forecasters are split on the outlook for the Australian dollar in 2018, which they believe will be largely driven by interest rates.
Business profits should flow through to wage growth and improved consumer spending. But there are structural challenges.
When hedge fund legend Howard Marks from Oaktree Capital wrote a book on investing he devoted a chapter to the importance of being attentive to cycles.
Australian shares are poised to open higher as European and US stocks advance again.
Passive investing may be popular, but in Australia this means having a 50 per cent exposure to just 15 stocks, writes Auscap's Tim Carleton.
The future of BHP Billiton's stake in the Samarco iron ore joint venture in Brazil is unlikely to be resolved quickly.
Syrah Resources remains firmly focused on ramping up production from its huge African mine, capitalising on battery market growth.
The Financial Services Council says it is looking at the viability of an industry database able to track worrying trends.
The Commonwealth Bank has raised $US1.25 billion of 30-year "Tier 2" bonds, the 'longest' US dollar bond of its kind by an Australian bank.
A funding deal with the Clean Energy Finance Corp has enabled Foresight Solar to finalise the acquisition of three solar projects in Queensland.
Investors scanning the horizon for risks might want to question the consensus call for a weaker US dollar.
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average hurtling towards 25,000, Citi adviser Kathy Keung says high equity prices are one of her clients' main concerns, given the increased risk their portfolios bear.
Cannabis stocks were the biggest movers in a hot-and-cold session for the ASX on Thursday when early gains faded away for a rise of just 6 points. Asian stocks were on track for a record close.
Battling HR technology stock Reffind is betting on blockchain to revitalise the business, investing in a US-based start-up.
Business profits should flow through to wage growth and improved consumer spending. But there are structural challenges.
US central bankers remain frustrated by stubbornly low US inflation and divided about how best to deal with it.
When hedge fund legend Howard Marks from Oaktree Capital wrote a book on investing he devoted a chapter to the importance of being attentive to cycles.
As the major banks prepare to fire staff as part of aggressive cost-cutting, we will all reap the benefits or suffer the consequences.
Maintaining a hardline approach to immigration and border security will continue to impact the budget, government officials say.
Government backbenchers fear closure of the Liddell power station is a misuse of market power but ACCC rules out probe.
Defence analysts worry that military fuel stockpiles would not last long in event of conflict.
An inefficient storage plan shows up energy market institutions that are no longer capable of providing good advice.
Australia is busy building the wrong naval deterrent force in the wrong place.
US private employers stepped up hiring in December, keeping the Federal Reserve on course to increase interest rates in March.
Gun control is working but some groups aren't happy to hear it.
In 2007 the Gambian president announced that he had invented a miracle cure for HIV.
The US government claims to have shut down its program investigating alien craft.
Were we too naive in embracing Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's de facto leader, as a dissident star?
Some of the most beaten-up stocks on the ASX are perfectly poised for a recovery, according to Morningstar's list of the best global equity picks.
Say goodbye to travel deductions and hello to a defects fund aimed at holding developers to account for dodgy buildings.
Self-managed superannuation funds are calling on the Turnbull government to develop mechanisms to enable the $700 million do-it-yourself sector to invest in infrastructure.
For an industrial economy that has built its global name on its reputation for quality, a spate of scandals has led Japan to nerve-racking times.
It would be a shame if kissing hello was claimed as a victim by the gender wars, if a gesture both affectionate and respectful became out of bounds. A kiss on the cheek is the very opposite of a hidden assault.
A major labour hire firm says it risks insolvency after a ruling on 'sham EBAs' means it owes workers $3.5 million.
Feminist author Mary Beard hasn't lost her bite in her new book, Women & Power.
Trans-Tasman relations took a bashing in 1946 when Australia trounced New Zealand on the cricket pitch. The aftershocks of that match are still felt today.
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