Interest rates
Opinion
World markets
The $2.8 trillion question: America is hunting for cash, but there’s a bit of a problem
The US is going to put trillions worth of new debt up for sale before the end of the year as it tries to rebuild its cash reserves. There is an issue, however.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Record numbers take on second job as inflation nears 10 per cent for many
Natasha Piccolo is one of almost a million Australians now working more than one job as inflation for families with a mortgage reaches its highest level since the mid-1980s.
- by Shane Wright and Olivia Ireland
Analysis
Consumer spending
Young Australians feeling more hopeless amid cost of living crunch
Soaring interest rates and inflation are contributing to a cost of living crisis leaving young Australians feeling under the weather.
- by Georgia York
Updated
RBA
Respite for mortgage holders as RBA holds rates steady for second month
Home buyers, renters and businesses could be spared any further financial pain after the RBA again left the cash rate at 4.1 per cent while signalling the economy is on track for a soft landing.
- by Shane Wright and Rachel Clun
Analysis
Analysis
Has the interest rate summit been reached?
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe may have finally planted his flag at the top of Mount Interest Rate.
- by Shane Wright
How the average family was left more than $300,000 out of pocket
Despite the latest pause, the string of interest rate rises over the past year have squeezed many households in ways they didn’t expect.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Opinion
Property market
Why the reinflating house price bubble might run out of puff
Most economists still believe house prices will rise this year, but they are far more equivocal about the clouded crystal ball.
- by Elizabeth Knight
RBA mulls one more rate rise as borrowers tap into savings
Australians are using savings built up during the COVID-19 pandemic to weather cost-of-living pressures even as house values continue to climb.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
For subscribers
The world is watching Japan very closely
What the Bank of Japan does matters for all of us. So Friday’s surprise announcement by its governor sent a jolt through markets and left them wondering what is next.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
For subscribers
Another rise in interest rates? We’ve probably had enough already
Whatever decision the Reserve Bank board makes about rates tomorrow – at governor Philip Lowe’s second-last meeting – the stronger case is for no increase.
- by Ross Gittins
Recession risk as RBA weighs inflation-busting interest rate rise
The Reserve Bank, ahead of its meeting on Tuesday, is being warned another interest rate rise on cash-strapped consumers could easily cause a recession.
- by Shane Wright