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NAB and Westpac are now forecasting a rate hike next week. Benchmark cash rate futures traders lifted the chance of a rise to 61 per cent after RBA Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser spoke on Tuesday afternoon.

The disruption to global commodity prices from the US-Israeli war with Iran is spreading far beyond energy markets

When it comes to toilet paper, every Aussie knows you get what you pay for — there’s bog-standard or the ultra-soft stuff that’s fit for only the finest of derrieres. But which is the best?

Petrol companies engaging in ‘cartel behaviour’ will face fines of up to $100m as the government targets price gouging.

The popular athleisure brand violated spam laws after sending more than 370,000 unlawful emails.

Economists and politicians are urging Treasurer Jim Chalmers to go bold in the budget, with reform that cuts income taxes for workers.

Qantas is set to hike airfareson its international routesthis week in response to surging jet fuel costs amid tensions in the Middle East.

After helping remake the Mongolian economy, the Australian mining giant faces what looks like a shakedown from the government.

Sydney and Melbourne house prices are now forecast to fall should the Reserve Bank raise interest rates two or three more times this year as financial markets are predicting, potentially wiping off $140,000.

A shortlist of contenders said to include a big mining heavyweight is this week being interviewed for Woodside’s top job as it the energy group chases a successor to Meg O’Neill by the end of the month.

The Australian stock market has staged a cautious comeback after Donald Trump signalled overnight that the US and Israel’s campaign of attacks against Iran could soon be at an end.

Business confidence has plunged into negative territory in February for the first time in almost a year, according to a new bank survey, likely reflecting some caution in the wake of the RBA’s rate hike.

A former national manager at Shell is predicting average unleaded petrol prices could hit $2.65 within a week, as Energy Minister Chris Bowen convenes an emergency roundtable to deal with fuel panic buying.

The TACO trade was born last April after US President Donald Trump quickly folded on his aggressive tariff plans and it has proved profitable for investors ever since.

For investors, the war is like the invasion of Ukraine all over again.