The RBA is abandoning its policy of “yield curve control”, meaning it will no longer defend any particular interest rate for borrowing over any particular duration.
Small business owners in the construction industry have been left with no choice but to lift their rates as the rising cost of timber squeezes margins.
The government's plan to reach net-zero by 2050 is to invest in a suite of newer, more renewable technologies. The problem is that not all of them work that well.
For China's economy to continue to grow rapidly it will need to invest further in its human capital, and ensure there is a stable and predictable legal regime.
The panel of 58 top Australian economists selected by the Economic Society of Australia wants the carbon price restored to the public agenda even though it was rejected seven years ago.
The parliamentary inquiry commissioned by the treasurer in July is called an inquiry into affordability and supply, but the word “affordability” appears in none of its three terms of reference.
Keeping warm this northern hemisphere winter is going to be expensive and anything made using energy — be it manufacturing or construction — is likely to get more expensive.
