Why the RBA still might hold off on raising interest rates despite rising inflation
Will the Reserve Bank of Australia raise interest rates today? The market is not quite as sure as a week ago.
Peter Strong: What can small businesses do about inflation?
Minor inflation can be a useful thing as it tends to slow rises in both the cost of goods and wages, making the economy all very manageable. But runaway inflation is diabolical.
Adam Schwab: It’s past time Australia raised interest rates, or risk inflation-caused economic chaos
"In Australia, a supposedly conservative government created JobKeeper to ostensibly help low paid workers — in reality it was a direct transfer of wealth to business owners," writes Adam Schwab.
What retailers need to know about inflation: Part 2
James Taylor and the Particular Audience team evaluate what inflation means for various retail categories and how to prepare for a future online.
What retailers need to know about inflation: Part 1
With money supply ballooning, energy prices surging and increases in the consumer price index, inflation is beginning to bite.
Why the RBA will wait before raising interest rates, even as breakfast surges in price
The RBA sees inflation as an imported phenomenon and is waiting for wages to rise before it lifts rates ... but when will that happen?
The Reserve Bank won’t hike interest rates just yet. Here’s why
The inflation we’ve got this time is different, and failing to recognise that misreads the Reserve Bank's rationale for pushing up rates, and what it is likely to do.
Record-high petrol prices see Uber, DiDi and Australia Post add fuel surcharges
Australians are paying more for Ubers and postage as record-high petrol prices prompt big businesses to slug consumers with painful new fuel surcharges.