The big four banks have increased their margins for domestic lending, according to new figures from the Reserve Bank. This is despite claims…
The big four banks have increased their margins for domestic lending, according to new figures from the Reserve Bank. This is despite claims…
Western Australia is experiencing higher levels of mortgage arrears due to a downturn in the mining industry, but arrears in New South Wales…
While rising rates may cause periodic jitters in sharemarkets and will likely slow down their pace of advance, they won’t be a major problem…
Today’s surprisingly strong economic growth figures – the economy grew by 0.6% in the June quarter, far higher than the 0.2% most economists…
The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the official interest rate at 3%, with the board deciding the move is appropriate for the current eco…
The TD-Securities-Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge remained flat during August after a 0.9% rise in July, with the annual pace of…
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens has said in his testimony to Parliament that while there is a chance the economy could stil…
The average size of a new mortgage in Australia has reached a record high, indicating a return of confidence to the property market, accordi…
The Reserve Bank of Australia has lifted its GDP forecast to 0.5%, just one day after Australian Bureau of Statistics figures showed unemplo…
Reading central bank statements is a bit like cracking the enigma code – you need a guidebook at the ready so you can look up the phrases an…
The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the official interest rate unchanged at 3%, with governor Glenn Stevens saying in a statement that th…
The number of job advertisements has once again taken a dive in July, falling by 1.7%, with an annual fall now reaching 51.9%, according to …
