Economy

‘End of the Aussie shout’ as cost of living stings
6 August 2024

Cost-of-living pressures are mounting for Aussies, culminating in a surge in people splitting bills.

Are high interest rates ‘outstripping growth’ in home lending?
2 August 2024

Recent RBA data has tracked the increased lending over the year, showing strong growth in business loans. However, housing and personal have seen less accelerated growth, which some are ...

Will the 2Q24 CPI figures be enough to trigger a rate hike?
31 July 2024

The latest quarterly inflation figures are in, now the question remains what the RBA will decide to do at its next meeting.

CPI figures could ‘make or break’ case for rate hike
30 July 2024

The highly anticipated June quarter CPI print is expected to play a major role in the RBA’s August monetary policy decision.

Housing finance has climbed well above decade averages
30 July 2024

Recent data from CommSec has analysed and ranked the economies for each state and territory across the country. In just about every area of the country, housing finance is sitting above ...

The opportunities that have kept arrears from skyrocketing
26 July 2024

Despite a steady rise in mortgage arrears, the changes have been described as “modest” and rapid rises are being mitigated through a variety of opportunities in the market.

Rate hike would ‘offset the benefit’ of tax cuts
24 July 2024

The income boost provided by the government’s stage 3 tax cuts could prove to be futile should the RBA increase the official cash rate in August.

What’s causing arrears to rise?
22 July 2024

The central bank has unpacked the main drivers behind the recent increases in home loan arrears.

9 themes impacting the global economy
22 July 2024

A recent deep dive into market trends has outlined some of the top trends impacting the global economy.

June Labour Force print ‘positive news for the RBA’
19 July 2024

June’s employment data could lead to a further hold in the official cash rate, barring any upside shocks from next week’s CPI print.