Why this famous recession predictor might be wrong this time

Why this famous recession predictor might be wrong this time

A closely watched indicator is signalling that the US is on track to avoid a recession. But these are anything but normal times.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz

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Waiting for Albo:Is the PM really timid,or just tactical?

Waiting for Albo:Is the PM really timid,or just tactical?

Everyone is treading water in this inflationary environment,wanting something,anything,to happen. In such circumstances,Anthony Albanese’s prudence is,well,prudent.

  • bySean Kelly
Frugal response to tax cuts should be music to Reserve Bank’s ears
Opinion
Retail

Frugal response to tax cuts should be music to Reserve Bank’s ears

The lack of a tax-cut-induced spending spree shows consumers have well and truly got the message about tightening their spending.

  • byClancy Yeates
Should you spend or save your stage 3 tax cash?
Opinion
Tax cuts

Should you spend or save your stage 3 tax cash?

While all of us have benefited from the recent cuts to the tax rate,confused messaging from the government may have you wondering what to do with it.

  • byVictoria Devine
Bullock might have to change her tune after America’s big-bang rate cut

Bullock might have to change her tune after America’s big-bang rate cut

The US Federal Reserve has gone big with its rate cut – exposing the problems facing the Reserve Bank of Australia in its inflation fight.

  • byShane Wright
How Trump could destroy the Fed’s grand plan

How Trump could destroy the Fed’s grand plan

The Federal Reserve has started its rate-cutting cycle with a bang as it tries to help keep the US out of a recession. That plan could be derailed by November’s election.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
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US cuts interest rates,turning up heat on RBA

US cuts interest rates,turning up heat on RBA

America’s central bank has cut US interest rates by half a percentage point. The move amps up the pressure on the Reserve Bank to cut rates in Australia.

  • byShane Wright
Hates for rates:RBA governor Michele Bullock’s tough-talking first year

Hates for rates:RBA governor Michele Bullock’s tough-talking first year

From a bitter political fight on rates to inflationary haircuts,Bullock’s term as Reserve Bank governor is unlikely to get easier.

  • byShane Wright
Business chiefs confront PM for taking economy ‘backwards’

Business chiefs confront PM for taking economy ‘backwards’

The government is standing by its centrepiece workplace reforms even as the Business Council of Australia unleashes a fresh assault on its workplace agenda.

  • byDavid Crowe
The world is on edge as the Fed gets set for its biggest decision in decades

The world is on edge as the Fed gets set for its biggest decision in decades

Uncertainty is in the air as the US Federal Reserve gets set to make its interest rates announcement.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Tax attack could be next challenge for cash-strapped shoppers

Tax attack could be next challenge for cash-strapped shoppers

Shoppers have yet to dip into their stage 3 tax cuts to boost spending. And they may face a new problem – the tax man.

  • byShane Wright