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The research from property analytics firm CoreLogic comes as stretched households look to the Reserve Bank to make a call on whether inflation has been defeated.
Australia
Jackson Hewett

How far interest rates must fall to make housing affordable

The research from property analytics firm CoreLogic comes as stretched households look to the Reserve Bank to make a call on whether inflation has been defeated.

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Donald Trump’s new tariffs could spark retaliatory action from its major trade partners, such as Mexico and Canada.
World
The Economist

Do tariffs raise inflation?

Usually. But the bigger problem is that they harm economic growth and innovation.

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Optimism has put Australian shares on track for a third straight day of gains at noon on Wednesday. (Paul Braven/AAP PHOTOS)
Markets
Derek Rose

Australian shares rise again as Trump fuels optimism

Optimism on the Trump presidency's implications for markets and the economy drove Australian shares to further gains with the benchmark up 0.6 per cent at noon.

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The share market has hit a six-week high as Donald Trump did not announce any sweeping tariffs that would affected Australia directly.
Markets
Derek Rose

The Trump effect on Aussie share market that will please brokers

The ASX200 and the Aussie dollar have had good days as Donald Trump entered the White House.

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Donald Trump’s personal wealth has jumped $96 billion off the back of his meme coin launch.
analysis
US Politics
Jackson Hewett

How Trump’s $100b meme coin play rocketed him onto rich list

In 48 hours, Donald Trump’s personal wealth has jumped $96 billion off the back of his astonishing meme coin launch. Here’s what it means for his second term.

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On January 17 the NBS reported that China’s economy grew by exactly 5 per cent in 2024.
Asia Pacific
The Economist

The curious case of China’s growth target

The country saw the second-weakest rise in nominal GDP since the 1970s but not everyone is convinced the figures reflect the economy’s true growth.

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump have made crypto mainstream as new administration affects financial markets
Business
The Economist

Inauguration expectations: Markets bet on Trump bump

Bankers have reason to be hopeful as Donald Trump’s new administration takes shape.

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The Australian dollar has plunged against the greenback to levels not seen in decades.
Business
Jackson Hewett

Why the falling Aussie dollar is a rate cut headwind

Two twin international economic factors, pushing in opposite directions, have sunk the Australian dollar to levels not seen since Paul Keating’s Banana Republic speech in 1986.

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The ASX outperformed the property market for investor returns during 2024. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)
Markets
Jack Gramenz

Property dominates wealth, but stocks deliver safer returns

Investors might start looking outside of the property market where most of Australia's wealth is held, as returns for another sector outstrip housing.

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Every sector of the ASX was in the red following the release of retail sales data. (James Gourley/AAP PHOTOS)
Business
Derek Rose

Australian share market on track for first loss of 2025

The ASX200 was down 0.6 per cent at midday, with every sector in the red as traders digested underwhelming domestic retail sales data.

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Bond yields rose partly on worries Donald Trump's tariff policies may be inflationary.
Markets
Chuck Mikolajczak

Global stocks end strong year with a whimper

Global stocks declined as elevated US Treasury yields again contributed to a lacklustre close in an otherwise strong year for equities.

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Shares on the Australian Securities Exchange are up slightly ahead of Christmas. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
Business
Derek Rose

Aussies shares inch higher in holiday-shortened trading

The ASX200 was up 0.1 per cent at midday as traders digested Reserve Bank minutes indicating officials remained concerned about inflation.

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The game of borrowing money has changed.
Business
Jackson Hewett

Higher rates, higher stakes: Australia’s economic reckoning

With debt set to surpass $1 trillion, one thing is certain, Australia’s economic golden age has come to an end.

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Robert Thomson, CEO of News Corp, speaks during The Wall Street Journal's WSJ Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, California on October 16, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
Markets
Daniel Newell

Foxtel offloaded to UK streamer for $3.5b

Foxtel has been sold in a $3.5 billion deal that will bring UK sports entertainment juggernaut DAZN to Australia’s shores — and catapult local codes such as AFL and NRL onto a bigger global stage.

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The ASX fell 90.2 points, or 1.1 per cent, to a seven-week low on Friday. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)
Business
Derek Rose

Red alert: Aust shares give up gains since Trump's win

The ASX200 was down 1.1 per cent to a seven-week low at noon, on track for its second-worst weekly performance of the year.

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