US Hiring Seen Staying Solid With Focus on Revisions
The US labor market probably kicked off 2025 with another month of solid growth, while highly anticipated annual revisions ...
Stage 3 tax cuts are a smash success, so why aren’t we more thankful?
The lack of fanfare over the government’s successful stage 3 tax cuts says a lot about Australian’s money saving habits.
Interest rates: How much Australian homeowners could save with a February cut
With promising inflation data and the big four banks in consensus, the stars could be aligning for a wallet-relieving interest rate cut for Australian homeowners within weeks. The Reserve Bank has ...
Hang Seng Index: AI Stocks Surge as China’s DeepSeek Shakes Markets – Weekly Recap
Hang Seng gains on China’s AI optimism, while Nikkei falters on a stronger Yen. ASX 200 surges as rate cut bets fuel banking and tech stocks.
Australian house price growth expected to slump in 2025 despite multiple interest rate cuts on the horizon: KPMG
Aussie house price growth will slow in 2025, compared to the previous year, despite multiple interest rate cuts on the ...
Commonwealth Bank and Westpac issue good mortgage news for Australians
In Australia, the Commonwealth Bank and Westpac have the most generous relief predictions, expecting four cuts in 2025 that would take the cash rate from 4.35 per cent to 3.35 per cent. For a borrower ...
Donald Trump’s agenda won’t work for Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton
Donald Trump has declared a new age of transformation and restoration. While Trump’s revolution will not sweep Australia, its ...
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The Case for “Avalanche Decoupling” From China
EYCK FREYMANN is a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University and Nonresident Research Fellow with the China Maritime Studies ...
Geelong’s soft start to the new year for home values could be short lived
Geelong home values were off to a slow start in 2025 as the glut of homes fuelled by rising property taxes saw the median ...
Low trimmed mean inflation = RBA to cut, Trump tariffs, 7 takeouts on DeepSeek, Positive January
Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global shares were mixed over the last week with US shares down as tech shares fell on the back of the rise of DeepSeek’s AI app and a less d ...
Anthony Albanese keeps campaigning in traditional mode, but Peter Dutton steals most of his oxygen
The government keeps campaigning in traditional mode: policy and infrastructure announcements and leaving the 'values' discussion to the Coalition ...
Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Key U.S. Data, News on Tariffs in Focus; BOE Could Cut Rates
The Fed left interest rates on hold at its January meeting and signaled that it was in no hurry to cut rates further. U.S. money markets currently price in just under two 25 basis-point rate cuts this ...