Asia might be enjoying booming economic growth, but senior officials in the region are deeply worried about the potential of the European so…
Asia might be enjoying booming economic growth, but senior officials in the region are deeply worried about the potential of the European so…
Commentators and politicians often fall into the trap of thinking that the corporate giants represent the business community. They don’t. Th…
Activity in the construction sector contracted for a sixth consecutive month during November, according to the latest Australian Industry Gr…
The Reserve Bank of Australia won’t raise the official interest rate today – that is the consensus of local analysts and economists, who a…
Most people tend to regard the national accounts as just an update on economic growth. But the publication is far more comprehensive than th…
The Reserve Bank of Australia has told Parliament that current interest rates settings are appropriate, although fears of higher inflation s…
The Reserve Bank’s minutes of its Cup Day board meeting have confirmed what any reasonably intelligent observer of the bank – which means …
The Reserve Bank of Australia has said it raised the official interest rate earlier this month due to stronger commodity prices and a solid …
Make no mistake – large slabs of the Australian small business community are hurting. Their hurt is below the surface, but over time it wi…
There is no doubt that there is only one game in town – one ‘hot button’ issue, if you like – and that’s quantitative easing. In essence…
Next week the Reserve Bank is widely expected to lift interest rates. Interestingly if you go back just over a fortnight ago no major foreca…
It has been a week since Brazil’s Finance Minister, Guido Mantega, declared that we are in the midst of an international currency war and th…
