Dalio warns of 'mini-bubble' in property
Hedge fund legend Ray Dalio fears further interest rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of Australia could further inflate the "mini bubble" in property, and that it will all end in tears.
Scott Morrison urges trade-led recovery at G20
The Prime Minister will urge fellow world leaders at today's G20 summit in Japan to commit to improvements to the global trade rules.
Lawyers fear slowdown after Hayne 'sugar hit'
The nation's leading law firms say a "climate of caution" in the wake of the Hayne royal commission could put the brakes on a period of stellar growth in revenue and profit.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Rare earths opportunity for PM
The G20 meeting could not be better timed to put a spotlight on the geopolitical importance of rare earths.
- Analysis
- Hedge funds
Ray Dalio's long history with Australia
Ray Dalio knows more about Australia than most macro hedge funds that have been betting the lucky country's fortunes will change.
'Jungle rules': Inside Australia's fight to rescue global trade
Australia has much to lose if the degradation of the global trade order continues, experts say.
Mascot Towers residents can't return for at least a month
Residents at Mascot Towers in Sydney will not be able to return to their apartments in the foreseeable short term with investigations still inconclusive.
Business
'Bizarre game of musical chairs'
Aurizon wins one expensive fight against miners - but the ACCC is fighting back on another matter.
NZ loans to rise 100 basis points or more
New Zealand borrowers will be slugged with an increase in interest rates of 100 basis points or more if the central bank’s capital proposals go ahead.
ASIC defends bans that will take months
The chairman of the corporate regulator said new powers to ban toxic financial products will be effective, despite the process being predicted to take months in some cases.
CBA promises to do better after losing 20m customer records
Commonwealth Bank has entered into an enforceable undertaking after customer records fell off the back of a truck.
Australia's lithium export 'boom' underwhelms
Conventional wisdom says new supply is crushing lithium prices, but that is only half the story.
Bubs Australia surges on China deal
Bubs Australia shares have rocketed more than 20 per cent after revealing it has penned strategic partnership with China's No. 1 baby store chain.
Neobank valuations are 'delusional': Alium Capital partner
Most of the emerging crop of digital-only neobanks are kidding themselves in taking on the 'big four', Alium Capital's Rajeev Gupta has told a fintech forum in Sydney.
Markets
RBA gets some breathing room as rate cut frenzy abates
Global central banks appearing in less of a hurry to make deep and immediate cuts to global policy rates.
Iron ore miners lift ASX ahead of G20
Australian shares closed the session slightly higher on Thursday as investors once again expressed caution on the eve of the G20 summit.
RBA rate cut in July unlikely, history shows
A back-to-back interest rate cut next Tuesday is not a sure thing, especially when you consider the Reserve Bank's last 29 years of monetary policy decisions.
Unemployment rate needs to be 4pc to get wages up: Labor
The full employment rate should be more like 4 per cent not 4.5 per cent says shadow assistant minister for Treasury Andrew Leigh.
VGI Partners not short on Rich Listers
The strong ASX debut of VGI Partners should make founder Rob Luciano a Rich Lister and will drastically improve the Young Rich List placing of research chief Doug Tynan.
Opinion
Morrison takes trade message to Trump
Here we are again. New city, same situation. The WTO still hasn't been reformed, the trade war is worsening, the world awaits another meeting between Trump and Xi, and China continues to snub Australia.
Political Editor
The head-spinning confusion of power bills
The government is imposing a new form of price regulation on the electricity market on Monday. But will it make much difference to household bills?
Columnist
The G20 must halt the weaponising of trade
The US and China have to learn to accommodate each other without wrecking the global trading system.
Editorial
Rio Tinto loses director and gender balance
The departure of Moya Greene after just nine months has left the mining giant's board increasingly male and pale.
Columnist
Politics
Australia takes potshot at Trump
The Morrison Government has fired off a salvo of criticism at Donald Trump's $23 billion package of farm subsidies, describing them as a "dangerous precedent" that could "distort the global market".
iPad 'skimmed' head of Setka's wife
The wife of construction union boss John Setka has come out to strongly deny any physical assault by her husband, saying an iPad he threw was not thrown at her.
- Exclusive
- Gas crisis
Santos rebuts 'cartel' claim as Senator wants 5pc 'surplus' gas
Australian Industry Group has added further pressure on the Coalition to act on east coast gas.
Turnbull rips off leadership scabs
The former prime minister takes to Twitter to attack both the Attorney-General and his former leadership challenger Peter Dutton.
'Significant shift' as big three power retailers lose share
Consumers are finally seeing more benefits from competition in electricity and gas retailing,
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World
How Oxford university shaped Brexit - and Britain’s next PM
Simon Kuper returns to the place where Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt began their climb.
- Opinion
- US election
A funny thing happened at the Democrat debate: Trump didn't figure
Next year's presidential election is almost inescapably destined to become a referendum on Trumpism.
Stay away from Iran, Morrison advised
Defence experts say Australia's strategic policy interests lie in the Indo-Pacific, not potentially joining a US-led action against Iran.
Roger Ailes again stirs controversy, this time from the grave
A new TV series has the potential to shape perceptions and evoke reactions like few pieces of contemporary entertainment.
- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
Trump takes on China and Persia. What could go wrong?
Trump has created real leverage with his two most entrenched opponents. But does he know what to do with it?
Real Estate
Mascot Towers residents can't return for at least a month
Residents at Mascot Towers in Sydney will not be able to return to their apartments in the foreseeable short term with investigations still inconclusive.
One thing missing from property’s $26b gold rush
The avalanche of capital raisings in Australia's REIT sector shows no signs of stopping. One part of the commercial property market hasn't joined the party.
Scentre offloads office towers for $1.5b
Scentre Group has offloaded its office towers in the Sydney CBD to Blackstone in a deal worth $1.52 billion.
AP Eagers sells $61m property in leaseback deal
AFR Rich Lister Kevin Seymour has bought the inner north Brisbane property from ASX-listed car dealer AP Eagers, which will continue to operate a dealership on the site.
Growthpoint, Centuria fund join the run of REIT raisings
Growthpoint and centuria Industrial REIT are the latest property trusts to join a run of major equity raisings in recent months.
Personal Finance
Super enters record-breaking decade of gains
The typical super fund is on track to deliver a return of 7 per cent when the financial year ends in two days’ time.
'It's the best time ever to build a consumer lending business'
A trifecta of tailwinds have created ideal conditions for entrants to the personal and consumer lending space.
- Opinion
- RBA
The RBA and the paradox of perfection
Central banks (including ours) are faced with two choices: “rescue” the world from its economic slowdown; or stand aside and let the inevitable correction take place.
Technology
Government signs on with Amazon in $39m cloud computing deal
As part of an ongoing refresh of government tech providers, aimed at avoiding future disasters like the 2016 Census crash, the government has signed on with AWS.
Spend three hours a day on Candy Crush? You're not alone
Executives from game designer King spill the beans on the world's most compulsive way to pass the time.
Neobank valuations are 'delusional': Alium partner
Most of the emerging crop of digital-only neobanks are kidding themselves in taking on the 'big four', Alium Capital's Rajeev Gupta has told a fintech forum in Sydney.
Leadership
Clayton Utz forensics helps clients track fraud, media leaks
Clayton Utz has quietly built up a substantial forensic and technology services practice, appointing more lawyers, accountants and technologists to this area of the firm than anywhere else.
The Juan and only boss of Australia's biggest law firm
If anyone expected Juan Martinez to go into his shell after his recent travails with a sacked partner, they've got the wrong man.
Lifestyle
The young head chef who restores cars on the side
Painting a car is a lot like icing a cake, says Alanna Sapwell, the 32-year-old chef at Arc Dining and Wine Bar in Brisbane.
- Opinion
- Cars
McLaren's latest Spider meets the weight of expectation
The 600LT is fast, sharp and very, very light.
The Cricut Maker could eat you out of house and home
Even if you're not into arts and crafts yourself, you could buy a Maker as thoughtful gift and still get a lot of usage out of it.
Cambridge throws off its genteel torpor
A new hotel and a burgeoning arts and dining scene provide a compelling case to linger longer in the university town.
- Opinion
- Wine & spirits
Cider rules in England's West Country
Is there anything more quintessentially British than sampling local scrumpy in a field?
