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The RBA has raised its cash rate 25 basis points to 2.6 per cent.
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The global economy may face a recession next year caused by an aggressive wave of policy tightening, the World Bank said.
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One glance at the reaction of financial markets and it was instantly obvious that the US August inflation numbers were not what the markets expected or wanted.
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House prices are an important driver of both, but they drive consumption first and fastest.
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Deep divisions are emerging among some of Australia's leading bank economists on their outlook for interest rates and the Australian economy.
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers pushed economic issues to the front of the government’s agenda this week. And there is more to add.
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Australia’s unemployment rate plummeted to 3.5 per cent in June, the lowest rate in 48 years.
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Interest rates are soaring and there are growing fears a recession could be around the corner. So why is the RBA doing this to us?
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Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe is hoping for his goldilocks pain moment for interest rates.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has raised rates for the sixth month in a row but limited the latest hike to the more traditional 0.25 per cent.
Despite a rise in dwelling approvals, the decline in the value of new loan commitments points towards the building boom ending in 2024 as interest rate hikes filter through the construction cycle.
The pace of decline across the national property market has slowed but areas of growth are now limited to individual suburbs within the state capitals, all of which saw prices fall overall in September.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has stepped in and scrapped the state’s controversial land tax proposal, which would have slugged investors nationally for owning properties interstate.
With so many forces at play to stifle the property market it's easy to assume it's all bad news (or good news for those wanting prices to fall), but there are some telling signs that the real estate market woes will be relatively short-lived.
Fractional investing in an NDIS property provides a way to get a foot in the door and start investing in property.
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