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Interest rates
Why a COVID vaccine won't end the era of easy money
Don't get carried away by the good news on vaccine development. Central banks are miles from the exit ramp for the tremendous stimulus they've pumped into the economy. If anything, increased support is far more likely.
- by Daniel Moss
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China relations
Australia's own trade tricks leave it exposed to China
Australia's prolific use of anti-dumping measures might have left it vulnerable to China's highly damaging trade strikes.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Economy needs help despite encouraging vaccine news, central banks say
The progress towards a COVID-19 vaccine is good news, but the world economy will need more than a dose of optimism right now, three of the globe's top central bankers say.
- by David McHugh
There should be a tax on working from home, banking giant says
Workers reaping the financial benefits of working from home should be taxed to help other workers who aren't getting the same advantages, experts at Deutsche Bank said in a new report.
- by Kelvin Chan
Opinion
Brexit chaos
Joe Biden may be the best thing that ever happened for Brexit
Donald Trump has been an unmitigated disaster for Brexit. He has contaminated the brand.But help is on the way.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Sydney suburbs hit hardest by cuts to JobKeeper and JobSeeker
People from all walks of life in Sydney have been affected by reduced income support.
- by Matt Wade and Pallavi Singhal
Opinion
Jobs
Older workers discover insecure work is the new normal
This is not the suffering Olympics. It sucks to lose your job at any age, especially in the middle of a recession.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Trade wars
With Biden taking charge, is an end to the Trump trade wars in sight?
Even as the European Union imposed tit-for-tat tariffs on US products this week, there's hope a Biden presidency will end the Trump trade wars against US allies.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
US companies are stockpiling cash before 'dark winter' hits
One after another, some of the most embattled names in corporate America are racing to raise easy money while they can.
- by Sally Bakewell, Drew Singer and Davide Scigliuzzo
'We're still in the teeth of the pandemic': World's top bankers say vaccine not enough to rescue global economy
Central bankers warn the global economy will still need support this year and next to weather the coronavirus crisis even if a successful vaccine is found.
- by Alaa Shahine, Rafaela Lindeberg and Catarina Saraiva
Alibaba's Singles' Day sales soar to $103b but shares slump on crackdown
Alibaba sales soar at the world's biggest shopping event but the haul was overshadowed as China published draft anti-trust rules aimed at internet platforms.
- by Josh Horwitz