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The countries share a 4.1% unemployment rate. What other clues might indicate the political fate of Australia?

Michele Bullock keeps telling us productivity is flatlining. How it changes may well determine if the Reserve Bank will tolerate wage rises beyond 3%

The weak economy probably means the next RBA rates move – short of an inflation surprise next month – will be a cut

Each of Australia’s big four banks is now predicting a rate rise in six days’ time on Melbourne Cup Tuesday. It would add another A$77 to the monthly cost of servicing a $500,000 mortgage and be enough to take the total extra monthly impost since rates began climbing to more…

Generational factors are more to blame for the housing crisis than hipsters’ love of expensive smashed avo on toast.

So, you think you know why rents climbed.

When the governor and colleagues faced the economics committee, rates were the focus – how high will they go, and will they stall the economy?

The Reserve Bank reveals its recent decision to slow down interest rate increases was "finely balanced" and explains the process by which it arrives at its monthly decisions.

Workers don’t think their boss is open to giving a fat pay increase, writes Michael Pascoe. Fears of a a wage-price spiral are well overblown.