Inflation eases, but underlying pressure keeps rate rise in play
Australia’s headline inflation rate fell for a fourth consecutive month in July, but persistent underlying price pressures have kept open the prospect of another...
Melbourne to host inaugural Money20/20 Australia in 2028
Melbourne will host the first Asia Pacific edition of Money20/20 Australia from 15 to 17 February 2028, bringing finance, technology, payments and commerce leaders...
Markets rally, but Michael Howell says liquidity clock still ticking
The latest rebound across gold and parts of the equity market may look like another burst of risk appetite, but liquidity strategist Michael Howell...
Record qualifications can’t fix Australia’s skills shortages
Australia has never produced more university graduates, yet almost three in ten assessed occupations remain in shortage, according to new research that estimates the...
Kundoo headlines Living Cities Forum in Melbourne, Sydney
Indian-born architect Anupama Kundoo will join international experts in architecture, urban planning and housing at the Living Cities Forum in Melbourne and Sydney this...
Wealth creation tops migrant priorities, NAB research shows
More than four in five recent migrants to Australia regard saving for the future as a key financial goal, with property ownership and wealth...
Australia’s health system is running out of hands, not money
Australia spends $270.5 billion a year on healthcare, about one dollar in every ten produced by the economy, and achieves some of the world's...
$12.8 trillion property market ‘too important to fail’, report finds
Australian housing is worth $12.8 trillion, more than the sharemarket, the superannuation system and every household bank deposit combined, and has become so central...
AI boom could keep interest rates higher for longer, warns Stephanie Pomboy
The rush to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure is reshaping global capital markets and could leave interest rates elevated for years, macroeconomic analyst Stephanie Pomboy...
Living costs rose almost twice as fast as wages, report finds
Australian households have endured their weakest decade of income growth since the 1950s, with employee living costs rising about 28 per cent between December...