Trump’s victory could wipe $36b from Australian economy

Trump’s victory could wipe $36b from Australian economy

Experts say the full suite of Donald Trump’s economic policies would fuel global inflation and interest rates and slow growth,delivering a huge policy headache to the Australian government and the Reserve Bank.

  • byShane Wright andMillie Muroi

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Trump sent markets soaring but there was one danger sign

Trump sent markets soaring but there was one danger sign

Amid the near-euphoria in financial markets that erupted when it became clear that Donald Trump had regained the US presidency,there was one warning sign.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Government to miss immigration targets again as Kiwis flock to Australia

Government to miss immigration targets again as Kiwis flock to Australia

Treasury boss Steven Kennedy has revealed net overseas migration will miss the government’s own forecasts,heaping pressure on the Albanese government.

  • byShane Wright andNatassia Chrysanthos
You can blame Albanese for all our woes ... except the biggest one

You can blame Albanese for all our woes ... except the biggest one

The PM and his people have always known what needed doing. It’s just that,somewhere along the line,he seems to have lost his bottle.

  • byRoss Gittins
RBA leaves borrowers waiting for interest rate relief

RBA leaves borrowers waiting for interest rate relief

The central bank has held the official cash rate at 4.35 per cent as Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock declares inflation is not falling fast enough.

  • byShane Wright andMillie Muroi
There still be inflation sea monsters ahead for Captain Bullock

There still be inflation sea monsters ahead for Captain Bullock

Michele Bullock has rounded the worst of the inflation journey for the Reserve Bank. But dangerous seas remain.

  • byShane Wright
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Priced out and fleeing to the regions:House prices hitting capitals

Priced out and fleeing to the regions:House prices hitting capitals

Ever-increasing house prices are driving people out of Sydney and Melbourne,new research shows,as the size of the average mortgage hits another high.

  • byShane Wright
Play the rate cycle right,and you could save $242,700 on your mortgage

Play the rate cycle right,and you could save $242,700 on your mortgage

The odds are slim for a Melbourne Cup Day rate cut,but economists are betting on a fall by February. Here’s how you can make the most of it.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Harris has a good story to tell,but it’s falling on deaf ears

Harris has a good story to tell,but it’s falling on deaf ears

Donald Trump says the Biden-Harris administration has destroyed the US economy. Far from it,and the data proves it.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Six graphs that show how inflation is hitting our spending

Six graphs that show how inflation is hitting our spending

Driving around has become cheaper,but the fun stuff – holidays and recreational activities – are probably setting you back.

  • byMillie Muroi
There’s your inflation rate – then there’s the Reserve Bank’s rate

There’s your inflation rate – then there’s the Reserve Bank’s rate

The official measure of inflation,at 2.8 per cent,should force a cut in interest rates. But the Reserve Bank is tracking its own inflation measure.

  • byShane Wright