Economy

The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the result of its monthly board meeting.

One major bank's chief economist is confident the RBA will lower the official cash rate later today after he correctly forecast a rate cut last month.

A Melbourne buyer’s agent believes a federal government proposal to charge foreign buyers an application fee each time they buy property in Australia will not tackle the ‘seismic’ changes in ...

NAB’s ASX300 business survey for the fourth quarter of 2014 found confidence levels fell to their "weakest" point since 2012, falling 13 points to -3.

The property market might be about to get another shot in the arm, with a substantial number of economists forecasting a rate cut tomorrow.

The federal government has been accused of solving a problem that doesn’t exist after announcing a crackdown on foreign buyers.

Firstfolio’s new chief executive is confident that the troubled mortgage group is beginning to see the benefits of restructuring.

New data has revealed a big increase in new buyers in 2014, suggesting the first home buyer problem may be less concerning than once thought.

Australia is set to build a record number of homes this financial year – and almost 35 per cent more than three years earlier.

The Customer Owned Banking Association has called for funding to be allocated in the May federal Budget to implement recommendations from the Financial System Inquiry.