Do these rising jobless numbers scream rate cuts are closer than expected?

There have been some positive moonbeams shining out of the Budget to date, but there’s bound to be a darker side illuminated by Peter Dutton in his Budget reply tonight.

Here’s evidence that shows that the RBA should wait a few months before raising or cutting rates. This is my story and I’m sticking with it.

Around this time of year, we have upcoming budget leaks and some currently surfacing could have economic consequences and political implications. Let me explain…

A finance academic has suggested that Australians help the Reserve Bank to beat inflation to reduce interest rates by cutting spending and creating a “DIY recession”!

Better regulation and public exposure of big companies with excessive market power that wield it against the public interest, should be named and shamed. But gaol? Give me a break!

Imagine you’re an employee who’d love to double your annual holiday leave. How good would that be if you had responsibilities and needed the time? But there’s a catch…

Targeted assistance makes sense but there has to be rigorous and robust tests to prevent money being wasted.

Despite the last unemployment reading revealing a drop from 4.1% to 3.7%, there’s a current return-to-the-office trend, which is seen as an anecdotal sign that the economy’s slowing

Please don’t shoot the messenger but the recruitment industry say Gen Z young people are reportedly asking for big pay rises and when do they want them? Now, or they are “out of here!”

A former Coles executive turned Labor MP is ringing the bell on the revelation that Australia pays 108% more than the world average for vegetables, 41% more for meat and 73% more for other grocery items.

Great news on the jobs front but does it KO that ambitious call by the CBA economics team of three rate cuts before year’s end and three more next year?