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Budget’s unspoken message: Maybe we’ll pull off the softest of soft landings
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Jobs

Budget’s unspoken message: Maybe we’ll pull off the softest of soft landings

The rate of inflation will likely continue falling and should be back into the target range by this December.

  • by Ross Gittins

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Why house prices will stay stronger for longer

Why house prices will stay stronger for longer

The government alone cannot solve the imbalance in supply and demand in the housing market.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
Why this glimmer of hope has Wall Street very excited
Opinion
Inflation

Why this glimmer of hope has Wall Street very excited

At last there’s some good news on US inflation that raises hopes of interest rate cuts. But the excitement might be premature.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
China’s plan to buy millions of empty homes as it grapples with property crisis

China’s plan to buy millions of empty homes as it grapples with property crisis

China is considering a radical plan to tackle its ongoing property meltdown which has caused widespread damage to its economy.

  • by Bloomberg News
The US is tightening the screws on China
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Trade wars

The US is tightening the screws on China

Joe Biden is throwing the kitchen sink at a key part of China’s economy.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Unable to crack the housing market, I went looking for cocaine

Unable to crack the housing market, I went looking for cocaine

No, I’m not contemplating becoming a drug dealer, but I will need something close to a lottery win to get me out of the rental rat race.

  • by Millie Muroi
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Labor’s persistent refusal to fix the JobSeeker payment is shameful
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JobSeeker

Labor’s persistent refusal to fix the JobSeeker payment is shameful

Australia has the lowest benefits for the short-term unemployed among 34 countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

  • by Ross Gittins
Jim Chalmers, the budget and the art of make-believe

Jim Chalmers, the budget and the art of make-believe

The treasurer has rewritten the narrative on federal budgets. On Tuesday night, we’ll get to decide whether we believe his story – or at least want to believe it.

  • by Parnell Palme McGuinness
‘There is trepidation’: Why business owners like Jared are worried about their future

‘There is trepidation’: Why business owners like Jared are worried about their future

Spiralling costs, high interest rates and lower spending are driving more businesses into insolvency.

  • by Andrew Taylor
The force behind competition queen Gina Cass-Gottlieb

The force behind competition queen Gina Cass-Gottlieb

ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb is working harder than she ever has in her career, and the results are showing on the scoreboard, with wins including tougher merger laws, and a $120 million penalty against Qantas this past week.

  • by Anne Hyland
The economy’s just the means to an end. So, are we getting our money’s worth?
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GDP

The economy’s just the means to an end. So, are we getting our money’s worth?

Our materialism puts us on a “hedonic treadmill”. We think buying a bit more stuff will make us happier and, at first, it does. But pretty soon the thrill wears off.

  • by Ross Gittins