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Hamas action has economic implications on inflation and rates
Just when oil prices were heading in the right direction to help beat inflation, along comes this terrible terrorist action by Hamas against Israel.
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Are builders in trouble a scary glimpse of our future?
Are retailers, hospitality, tourist businesses and all those selling consumer discretionary goods and services experiencing the same issues about costs, labour supply and interest rates…
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Brace yourself for a frugal Christmas
Retailers bracing for a tight Christmas could mean rate rises are starting to work and no more rises are needed.
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White collar worker undersupply bad for interest rate worriers
The biggest challenge to find workers is in the white-collar sector, where 50% of professions suffer a gross undersupply. This puts inflationary pressure on wages,…
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When will the RBA stop scaring us with the threat of more rate rises?
1.57 million Australians are at risk of mortgage stress and the number of borrowers in the “extreme risk” category is at a record high. When…
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Is this new super tax a sign of things to come?
Is this new tax change set to be Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ first step in his goal to preserve savings in “an equitable and sustainable way”?
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At last China’s playing fair on trade
It’s good to see China taking down its trade barriers against Australia, given how important the country is to our exports and jobs. But more…
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The RBA’s not dumb enough to raise rates on that inflation number
Just when rate worriers were thinking the RBA was over with rate rises, along comes August’s inflation rise that has the media speculating more hikes…
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Hunt for more Qantas scalps goes to Senate today
There’s a lynch mob out there looking for necks to stretch and their target is the masterminds behind the huge $2.47 billion profit Qantas racked…
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Shock news: EnergyAustralia accused of taking consumers for a ride
It’s great that regulators are cracking down on companies behaving badly but given what happened at Qantas concerning Alan Joyce and the board and the…