ASX slides as ‘Trump trade’ peters out on Wall Street;miners,banks fall

ASX slides as ‘Trump trade’ peters out on Wall Street;miners,banks fall

The Australian sharemarket remained in the red throughout the day on Wednesday,marking the index’s third consecutive day trading lower.

  • byHannah Hammoud

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Real wages are growing at highest rate since 2020. But it’s unlikely to last

Real wages are growing at highest rate since 2020. But it’s unlikely to last

After years of wage rises lagging behind inflation,they rose more than inflation in the year to September – but wage increases have already started to slow.

  • byShane Wright andMillie Muroi
Nurses attack premier’s ‘offensive’ stance on pay after police win big

Nurses attack premier’s ‘offensive’ stance on pay after police win big

Premier Chris Minns says the demand for a 15 per cent,one-year pay rise is unfeasible unless other savings were found.

  • byMax Maddison andAngus Thomson
The clause in your job contract that costs you $500 a year – and Australia $7 billion

The clause in your job contract that costs you $500 a year – and Australia $7 billion

It’s not just chief executives. Almost half of Australian workers have signed contracts that restrict their ability to move jobs. New research shows the drag on the economy.

  • byShane Wright
Kamala Harris says she’s ‘all in’. The bets might pay off for Donald Trump

Kamala Harris says she’s ‘all in’. The bets might pay off for Donald Trump

Nevada has leant left for four straight elections. But on the streets of Las Vegas,Maria and Brian know Donald Trump is playing to win.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Bigger pay packets could keep rates higher for longer,economists warn

Bigger pay packets could keep rates higher for longer,economists warn

Wages have grown more than inflation for the third quarter in a row as jobs in the public sector posted the highest pay increase for the June quarter in 12 years.

  • byMillie Muroi
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OECD’s message to our inflation warriors:calm down,she’ll be right

OECD’s message to our inflation warriors:calm down,she’ll be right

International public servants in Paris have reminded us that Australia’s real wages are too low. So why is the RBA so worried about continued high inflation?

  • byRoss Gittins
You might be earning more,but is it really a ‘pay rise’?
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You might be earning more,but is it really a ‘pay rise’?

Employees covered by EBAs are lucky enough to receive a guaranteed annual wage increase. Just don’t call it a “pay rise”.

  • byVictoria Devine
Perth’s best-paid suburbs revealed as Golden Triangle enjoys income surge

Perth’s best-paid suburbs revealed as Golden Triangle enjoys income surge

Incomes soared in some of the best-paid parts of the country at the end of the pandemic,while landlords enjoyed record profits on their investments.

  • byShane Wright
The suburb where people’s income went up almost $90,000 in one year

The suburb where people’s income went up almost $90,000 in one year

Incomes soared in some of the best-paid parts of the country at the end of the pandemic,while landlords enjoyed record profits on their investments.

  • byShane Wright
Minimum wage increase pegged to 3.75 per cent to rein in inflation

Minimum wage increase pegged to 3.75 per cent to rein in inflation

Unions have vowed to use the minimum wage rise to push for higher pay in industries dominated by women as the Fair Work Commission announced a review into pay equity.

  • byOlivia Ireland