Investing
Is our economy in trouble? Is the stock market set to slide?
Our stock market is expected to open 45 points higher today after being up 6.6% year to date and 49%...
Articles by Peter Switzer
Markets
How many more rate cuts can we expect from the US?
The US central bank has delivered a widely expected rate cut, with hints of more on the way. Investors are...
Property
Which suburbs are the red hot winners and losers on the property market?
A property price monitor has looked for the towns and suburbs that have netted their owners the greatest profit in...
Markets
Gender pay gap: survey finds Aussie women are still paid vastly less than men
Why are women architects, doctors and nurses still paid less than men? Who makes these decisions and what can be...
Markets
Are investigators at the ATO and Office of State Revenue simply grabbing money from small businesses?
Tax agents who deal with the ATO explain that tax investigating officers can look at clients in virtually the same...
Markets
Staying in one job for too long is now seen as bad!
Do recruiters have a vested interest in putting out information encouraging people to move jobs because they get paid? Is...
Markets
The US just copped another big set of bad numbers: here’s what it means for markets
The US just copped another surprisingly bad set of inflation numbers, but their markets closed overnight with healthy gains. What...
Markets
Pensioners paying 118% tax? Is that a joke?
When you see a headline that claims pensioners are paying an effective tax rate of 118%, you’re inclined to think...
Markets
Musk loses his crown in the battle of the billionaires
The money-world we live in looks a little crazy right now, with house prices going through the roof and stock...
Markets
The Office of State Revenue is gunning for you, and they’ll shoot on sight
Anyone who’s fallen into the sights of the Office of State Revenue knows that this instrument of government can be...