Economy

The ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence index has hit 122, reaching a high note not seen since November 2013.

“Sound bites and slanging matches” won’t ease housing prices, an industry body has said in a scathing attack on the NSW government’s policy agenda.

Increasingly limited choices and escalating prices are forcing many Australians to rethink their options when it comes to choosing a new home and location.

Global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company has argued that banks must adopt a comprehensive digital transformation strategy if they are to remain viable in the future.

An independent economist has suggested that the government is “consciously putting the interests of investors above the interests of first home buyers” due to the “electoral arithmetic” of ...

The construction of high-rise apartments has boosted dwelling approvals over the month of November, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

An analysis of data from the Reserve Bank of Australia has revealed that Australians have collectively accumulated $29 billion in credit card debt over the Christmas period.

ASX-listed ADI Goldfields Money Limited says that “significant progress” has been made on its proposed merger with major aggregator Finsure.

Investment manager AMP Capital has warned that the recent fall in share prices from some ASX-listed retailers could be “a sign of things to come” as mortgage stresses mount on younger ...

The Minister for Revenue and Financial Services has dismissed claims that the government overstated the impacts of Labor’s 2016 housing policies, following the release of confidential ...