Why global liquidity may matter more than interest rates
We have spent the past four months telling ourselves a simple story about the world economy. War in the Middle East pushed oil up,...
Bank lending creates most of Australia’s money as housing absorbs 62 per cent of...
Almost all of Australia's broad money supply is created by commercial banks when they issue loans, and housing now absorbs 62 per cent of...
Australia’s tax burden reflects productivity slowdown more than tax policy, research argues
Australia's growing reliance on income tax reflects two decades of slowing productivity more than tax policy alone, according to new research that argues economic...
AustralianSuper to invest another $500m in India
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have begun the first official engagements of the Australia-India Annual Leaders' Summit in Melbourne,...
Gold beat houses, shares and wages as Australia’s money supply surged
Australian workers have largely kept pace with inflation over the past quarter century, but they have fallen dramatically behind the growth of the nation's...
New research challenges six myths about government spending
Australians receive about twice as many government services per person as they did in 1990, pay a historically normal share of national income for...
Has Australia’s housing market priced migration but ignored AI? New report examines the risk
Australian house prices may contain a migration premium of between 3 and 15 per cent, according to new research that finds the major official...
The $4.4 trillion question: What is Australia’s super system really funding?
Australia's compulsory superannuation system has grown into a second financial system holding about one-third of the nation's financial assets, sending an increasing share of...
Softening jobs market could close the door on further rate rises
Australia's labour market is expected to come under renewed scrutiny this week, with economists watching Thursday's June employment figures for signs that the Reserve...
Australia heads towards biggest wealth transfer in its history as population ages
Australia is entering the largest transfer of private wealth in its history as an ageing population reshapes who owns the nation's assets, who spends...