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‘Per capita recession’: Banks forecast longer downturn as more interest rate rises loom

Australia facing a multi-year per capita recession and even a quarter of negative economic growth in early 2024 with higher interest rates.

The New Daily

‘Finely balanced’: June interest rates hike was sparked by fresh inflation fears, minutes reveal

The Reserve Bank's decision to raise interest rates to a fresh decade high in June was "finely balanced", minutes reveal.

The New Daily

RBA says decision to lift interest rate in June was ‘finely balanced’, easing expectations of further hikes

Minutes from RBA meeting on 6 June show the board was concerned about the ‘considerable uncertainty regarding the outlook for household spending’

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Renter confidence returns to all-time lows

Low vacancy rates and high demand for housing are sending rents sky-high and weighing heavily on the confidence of renters.

The New Daily

Faruqi says housing fund standoff ‘not about playing political games’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

RBA says jobs market too tight to control inflation

Australia has managed to engineer full employment but the extreme competition for workers risks keeping inflation higher for longer.

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‘Mortgage stress’: New home owners squeezed hardest as repayments skyrocket

Many new homeowners could see half their incomes consumed by mortgage repayments in coming months as the RBA hikes rates.

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Alan Kohler: RBA hasn’t broken its habit of making horribly wrong interest calls

Pessimists fearful of a Reserve-Bank trifecta of runaway inflation, massive unemployment and house-price collapse need to get a grip.

The New Daily

More rate pain ahead? This week will provide some clues

The Reserve Bank's next move on interest rates remains shrouded in uncertainty but two senior officials may provide some clues.

The New Daily

Reserve Bank officials to shed light on rates pathway

Public appearances from top Reserve Bank officials will be worth watching following hawkish posturing from Australia's central bank.

AAP

The Ferguson Report: Trump threatens to govern from jail between golf rounds

The next President In Absentia of the United States, Donald Trump, has vowed to campaign and rule from jail.

The New Daily

Strong job numbers could mean more rate rises for Australia. Here’s why a recession isn’t a certainty

Reserve Bank appears determined to raise interest rates at least once more, even if Australia’s economy is slowing

The Guardian - AU

Immigration key to Australia avoiding a recession, unlike NZ

If Australia is lurching towards a recession like the one neighbouring New Zealand is now suffering, there were few signs of it on Thursday.

The New Daily

Australia’s unemployment falls to 3.6% as the economy adds 76,000 jobs in May

Employers expand workforces even as growth slows, surprising economists

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The Conversation

We know how to boost productivity and lift wages – but it will take time and much tougher tax reform

The slide in Australia’s labour productivity – real gross domestic product per hour worked – has become a real concern. In the past year, labour productivity has fallen 4.6%.

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Reserve Bank underpaid almost 1200 staff

Some 1200 staff of the Reserve Bank missed out on wages they were entitled to due to an error calculating payments for leave.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: In defence of the RBA (no, seriously)

The RBA and whoever happens to be in government right now want unemployment up above 4 per cent to 4.25 or 4.5 per cent.

The New Daily

Wealth rises with $140 billion property price surge in early 2023

Australia’s housing market has surged by $140 billion in early-2023 amid an extraordinary rebound in property prices.

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Guardian Essential poll: voters trust Labor over Coalition to manage cost of living and inflation

Poll also shows support for government initiatives to regulate artificial intelligence

The New Daily

Smaller lenders offer savers more than 5 per cent, in contrast to big four

Australians are being urged to consider “breaking up” with the big banks as smaller players rush to pass on higher savings rates.

The New Daily

Interest rates could hit two-decade high by August as mortgage stress soars

Australians struggling with the highest interest rates in a decade are being warned to expect one or two more mortgage bill hikes.

The Guardian - AU

Inflation, unemployment, interest rate hikes: is it any wonder Australia’s misery index is rising?

Alleviate supermarket blues by performing a funky dance in the canned veg section

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s productivity plunge: why is the Reserve Bank concerned and should we panic?

Philip Lowe cited ‘subdued’ productivity growth when the RBA lifted rates for a 12th time to try to tame inflation. Here’s why it matters

The New Daily

Wages or profits? What’s to blame for sky-high inflation?

As the cost-of-living crisis takes a turn for the worse, debate is raging about the role corporate profits have played in delivering the highest inflation

The New Daily

A quarter of homes are bought mortgage-free

The value of homes bought with cash is trending up, with the bulk of those purchases by older generations moving to the regions to retire.

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