Markets
Could inflation be tumbling faster than the RBA knows, making rate rises terminally crazy!
While the recent rise in unemployment wasn’t big, some economists think inflation is in free fall. If this is so,...
Articles by Peter Switzer
Politics
Will Peter Dutton become the consumer’s champion and PM one day?
Would be PM Dutton may have blown a chance to portray Labor as the biggest threat to inflation and interest...
Markets
Good news on wages and jobs equals bad news for interest rate worriers
Just when we’re hoping rate rises are over, the Federal Budget spending and Unions pushing for higher wages could have...
Tech
Buckle up for even higher airfares as aviation wages are set to soar
Anyone hoping airfares will come down should know that airline costs are ready to go skyward, with this latest union...
Markets
Are wage claims set to push interest rates up?
The pressure’s on Treasurer Chalmers to play Scrooge with wage rises to KO what he says is our biggest enemy...
Markets
Rate rises force desperate Aussies to rifle their super
Early signs of super being used to make mortgage payments is an anecdotal reminder that the RBA must be careful...
Markets
Has Dr Jim made life harder for homeowners in debt?
Some economists think this Budget will mean the RBA will keep raising rates because Dr Jim Chalmers has added to...
Markets
Dr Jim’s budget charms most but offends super savers
While Treasurer Dr Jim Chalmers can boast about the fastest return to surplus since World War II, those super members...
Markets
If times are so bad, where has the Budget Surplus come from?
Last October it was thought this Budget surplus of $4 billion would be a $37 billion deficit! That’s a big...
Markets
Will Dr Jim’s Budget help slay the inflation dragon?
Standby for a good news leak from what will be in tomorrow night’s Budget speech.