The Reserve Bank's 0.5% increase on the official interest rate has now been passed on to homeowners by all four of the big banks.
And most home loan expe... Read More...
Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has announced the first hike in interest rates Australians have seen in 12 years, putting up the rate by 0.25 per cent.
The l... Read More...
Why Uber and Airtasker means you won't get a pay rise
No rate rise – and no pay rise, either. Both are likely to anger different Australian demographics. Nei... Read More...
We’ve been complaining about wage growth for a year. Glad to see two of the nation’s top economists agree, calling for an end to the income recession that has ... Read More...
One of the most talked subject unfolding in Australia’s $2.3 trillion retirement industry is the fight for control of the millennial generation’s wealth.
Ac... Read More...
In a week that saw some of the shonkiest products in Australia exposed, perhaps no-one should have been surprised that consumers went on a wallet strike.
The e... Read More...
When the big four banks – Commonwealth, NAB, Westpac and ANZ - axed the ATM fees for customers who do not bank with them, eyebrows were raised whether other fee... Read More...
It’s been another tough week for banks, with the Commonwealth forced to despatch their CEO after amazing allegations that drug gangs were using their ATMs to la... Read More...
However hard we try to steer away from Australia’s housing market mayhem, loan rate hikes and affordability crisis drags us back.
But behind the big headlines ... Read More...
First, the good news: according to most commentators, Australia’s economy is looking rather good.
Ore and coal prices are rising, The dollar is staying stable,... Read More...