02/09/2022
Australia's economic tectonic plates are shifting — and this week might be a fork in the road
A new government, concrete action taken in the wake of the jobs summit and a Reserve Bank hell bent on returning the economy to balance could produce quite a bit of change. And for many, it's deeply unsettling, writes David Taylor.
29/04/2022
OBITUARY: A heart on fire, with a mind on ice: Economist Francis Wilson believed mining is the core to understanding SA
The renowned founder of the Southern African Labour and Development Research Unit, who did pathbreaking research on the system of migrant labour in the South African gold mines, has died, aged 82.
26/04/2022
Bad news might be coming for the government today — and for your home loan
Data on inflation, interest rates, wages and jobs are due to be released before the federal election on May 21 and they represent four wildcards for the campaign. How will leaders, and voters, respond?
22/02/2022
Mathematics and Economics tutoring for Year 9 through to Year 11
23/01/2022
More than a 'transitory' dilemma: What will the RBA do with interest rates if inflation keeps climbing?
The one word that kept interest rates at rock bottom during 2021 has already disappeared in 2022, and that's not great news if you have a big mortgage debt, writes Michael Janda.
21/01/2022
Leading funds manager warns of crash amid 'crazy investor behaviour' as Wall St, ASX fall again
Prominent investor Jeremy Grantham warns US stock markets are in a "super bubble" that is set to crash, while Wall Street gave up strong early gains to finish in the red again overnight, with the ASX following.
21/01/2022
Westpac warns a typical mortgage could be $427 a month more expensive by 2024
Westpac is now expecting the Reserve Bank to start raising official interest rates as early as August, with a peak cash rate that could increase typical mortgage repayments by more than $400 a month.
09/01/2022
Taxpayers will soon learn everything has a price — even printing more money
As the COVID crisis unfolded in 2020, the Reserve Bank announced it was engaging in a money-printing program — but everything has a price eventually, it's only a matter of time, writes David Taylor.
19/12/2021
Australia's original rock star economist laid to rest, along with a great deal of economic history
One of Australia's greatest economists and closest links to the ideas of John Maynard Keynes is being laid to rest, and with him passes a great deal of our economic history, writes Michael Janda.
11/11/2021
Unemployment rate surges to 5.2 per cent
Around 40,000 jobs were lost last month as more people looked for work ahead of lockdowns easing.
02/11/2021
Reserve Bank may be pressured to lift interest rates as early as 2022
Markets are betting the Reserve Bank will be forced to lift interest rates sooner than expected in order to contain higher inflation, despite a slow pick-up in wages.