Economy

The standing committee on economics has echoed the sentiments of fintech executives who emphasise that open data would be a positive step for the banking industry and critical for fostering ...

Fresh research has revealed that the December quarter saw an increase of almost 7 per cent in the number of first home buyers nationally.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has revealed the outcome of today’s board meeting.

A real estate industry leader has called out NSW as “living in the shadow” of its southern counterparts and at risk of losing its best and brightest young people, following Victoria’s ...

After recording the strongest result since June 2015 in the last week of February, the preliminary auction clearance rate across the combined capital cities eased back in the week ending 5 ...

A senior economist has stressed that the OECD’s warning about Australia’s house prices is not new, although he agrees that excessive house price and household debt growth is Australia’s ...

ANZ says that the overall increase in housing approvals in January thwarted market expectations of another decline.

A non-major lender is recommending reforms to the credit card market as the financial services industry braces for the next bank inquiry.

After a shock 0.5 per cent quarter-on-quarter drop in Q3, Australia’s GDP bounced back in Q4 by 1.1 per cent, according to ANZ.

Lenders’ mortgage books – particularly those of the big four – are showing “worrying” signs of more risk with a notable uptick in interest only loans, according to a market analyst