Either be afraid and stop spending or the Reserve Bank’s Michele Bullock will make you afraid. And if you don’t get scared ASAP, your house or job could be threatened.

House price experts are at it again, tipping another slump property prices. They could be right, they could be wrong, or they could be crazy.

While I expect ups and downs (experience has taught me that), it will be on a rising trend. And that’s what a market ‘guru’ like me would love for Christmas and beyond!

While I like to see myself as a cheerleader for business, I’m hoping we see disappointing sales next Friday and here’s why…

The annual growth in wages was 4%. What impact will this have on future inflation readings, what the Reserve Bank decides to do with interest rates and a possible recession?

Will Optus defections be big and if so, will they have an impact on Telstra’s share price?

The PM is telling big borrowing state governments to stump up more money to get infrastructure funding from taxpayers. Is this too little too late for bringing down inflation and helping those with home loan repayment stress?

A possible supply side problem for one of our biggest port operators has a cyber threat that has clogged its container business, with piles of products going nowhere. If it goes on too long, look out inflation and interest rates!

Like clockwork, the big four banks have raised rates by the full 0.25%, improving their already bulging bottom lines. But they’re slow to raise rates on term deposits and other saving products.

Each year the Tax Office reveals the number of big companies that pay no tax. But don’t get too mad about this and here’s why…

RBA Governor shows she’ll fight to bring inflation down but is the Treasurer willing to join the battle?

Westpac’s CEO Peter King says he knows borrowers can handle another one or two rate rises. What’s behind his comments?