Inflation
Higher motorway tolls, petrol prices hit Sydney motorists
Tolls are increasing at a greater rate on many of Sydney’s toll roads than several years ago because they are linked to inflation, which remains high.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Latest
‘Waterfall effect’: Recession looms as more businesses face collapse
Most of the experts involved in corporate insolvencies warn Australia will tip into a recession in the next 12 months.
- by Sarah Danckert
Jobs market at ‘turning point’: RBA wary as rate rises bite
The Reserve Bank has growing evidence that its run of rate increases is eating into the labour market and the broader economy.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
Global economy
Waiting game: US needs to stay patient to avoid disaster
The US Federal Reserve is playing a waiting game as it tries to make a “soft landing” from its inflation battle. If it trips up, it could lead America into a recession.
- by Steve Matthews
Rate cuts coming to help mortgage-stressed shoppers: CBA
The nation’s biggest lender tips interest rates will fall a full percentage point in the next year to offset the hit being felt by consumers struggling to make ends meet.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
Opinion
Hate price rises? Please blame supply and demand, not me
It’s clear that psychology has also played a big part in the great post-pandemic price surge. It didn’t cause it, but it caused it to be bigger than it might have been.
- by Ross Gittins
Soaring home insurance bills leave one in eight households struggling
The median home insurance premium has jumped $400 in the past year, and there are warnings costs will continue to climb without government action.
- by Shane Wright
Lowe warns against rent freezes as he signals rates may rise again
In his last appearance before the House of Representatives’ economics committee, the outgoing RBA governor also admitted he had made mistakes during the COVID-19 pandemic, that had contributed to today’s inflation pressures.
- by Shane Wright
Analysis
RBA
Lowe drops truth bombs as he prepares to leave the RBA stage
In his final parliamentary appearance, Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe ended where he started – bemoaning the high cost of land in Australia.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
For subscribers
Don’t be so sure we’ll have inflation back to normal any time soon
Disruptions to the supply side of the economy won’t be going away – and that’s a problem.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
General insurance
Looming insurance crisis could make the GFC ‘look like a picnic’
If the blowout in insurance premiums – both here and overseas – is not dealt with soon, we could be forced to face a reckoning nobody is ready for, least of all the global economy.
- by Shane Wright