Fed's Powell bullish on US rates and wages
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said the American economy had "strengthened" and the US corporate tax cuts should help deliver higher wages.
ECB could end bond buys this year
The European Central Bank could end bond purchases this year while a rate hike in 2019 is not unrealistic, Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann said.
Powell sees gradual rate hikes
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank can continue gradually raising interest rates as the outlook for growth remains strong.
Inland Rail investment legitimate: Cormann
Cormann insists the $10 billion Inland Rail is a legitimate off-budget investment because it elevates the capital value of the company building it and creates a sellable asset.
Tassie doing too well to sell assets: Hodgman
Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman, whose government looks set to win a second term on Saturday, has erased the debt, created jobs and won't be selling any state assets.
China's Belt and Road fuels commodity upswing
The value of these projects are seven times larger than the Marshall Plan and its helping to stabilise China and grow the global economy.
Trump's plan to keep China at bay
Like so much of economic policymaking in Washington these days, the Committee on Foreign Investment has one target in mind: China and its appetite for US intellectual property.
Powell may seek reset with US lawmakers
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell may get a pass from Republican lawmakers in his first official appearance on Capitol Hill.
Draghi focuses on ECB stimulus
ECB president Mario Draghi told European lawmakers that he's not yet ready to pare back support for the euro area.
Keep immigration at 190,000, cut income taxes: AiG
Australian Industry Group's budget submission backs income tax cuts in budget and urges the Turnbull cabinet to maintain immigration at 190,...
Three questions for the new Fed chairman
Jay Powell will this week make his first big appearance in front of the US Senate Banking Committee. Here are the three subjects on which t...
