Our economy has turned into a tortoise. The Reserve Bank will be happy
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Our economy has turned into a tortoise. The Reserve Bank will be happy

Most of us know the saying:slow and steady wins the race. Here’s why a slowdown doesn’t worry the Reserve Bank – and why interest rates will probably stay put.

  • byMillie Muroi

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Some may have to sell their homes:RBA governor gives economic warning

Some may have to sell their homes:RBA governor gives economic warning

Michele Bullock’s alert comes amid signs the business sector is also struggling with high inflation and rates.

  • byShane Wright andPenry Buckley
The rest of the world is cutting interest rates,so why aren’t we?
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The rest of the world is cutting interest rates,so why aren’t we?

The latest national accounts show an economy on the edge of a recession. Don’t blame the Reserve Bank – it’s responding to the symptoms of a problem long in the making.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Small businesses hit with $7 billion in unexpected costs

Small businesses hit with $7 billion in unexpected costs

Small businesses buckling under the pressure of rising costs and a sluggish economy have been hit with $7 billion in unexpected costs in the past year,highlighting the financial pressure on the nation’s engine room.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
‘Smashed’ economy slows like it’s 1991

‘Smashed’ economy slows like it’s 1991

The economy grew just 0.2 in the three months to June,propped up by government spending,and is in the worst run of per person GDP drops since the early 1980s.

  • byShane Wright andMillie Muroi
Anaemic economic growth sets the scene for election battleground

Anaemic economic growth sets the scene for election battleground

Australia’s annual growth rate slumped to the lowest in 33 years. How will Labor explain that to the electorate?

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The crucial measure dragging down the NSW economy

The crucial measure dragging down the NSW economy

The cost-of-living crunch now appears to be hitting NSW harder than other states. Here’s why.

  • byMatt Wade
Five things the national accounts tell us about the economy

Five things the national accounts tell us about the economy

Here’s what you need to know from the latest gauge of the economy – in five charts.

  • byMillie Muroi
Cookies crumble as interest rates bite into household budgets

Cookies crumble as interest rates bite into household budgets

Australians are responding to high inflation and interest rates by downgrading their biscuits,beer and footwear.

  • byShane Wright
A ‘partisan observer’:Chalmers rebuffs Howard criticism
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A ‘partisan observer’:Chalmers rebuffs Howard criticism

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has pushed back at claims from John Howard that the government is trying to blame the Reserve Bank for its economic troubles.

  • byShane Wright andOlivia Ireland
Railway lines and government pay rises keeping economy afloat

Railway lines and government pay rises keeping economy afloat

Government spending on everything from major infrastructure to aged care workers has probably stopped the economy from contracting over the past three months.

  • byShane Wright andMillie Muroi