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Australian borrowers could be spared a rate hike next month after New Zealand’s central bank left rates on hold, citing worries about an economic slowdown even with inflation above target.

Anthony Albanese’s temporary halving of petrol and diesel taxes has lifted a key consumer sentiment reading from its worst results since records began in 1973.

Since the US and Israel first attacked Iran, a third of fertiliser exports have been blocked from passing the Strait of Hormuz. Soaring prices are now sowing panic among the world’s farmers.

DroneShield says founder and chief executive Oleg Vornik and chair Peter James are stepping down and will not stand for re-election at the next annual general meeting.

Global markets reacted sharply after Donald Trump signalled a two-week pause on Iran strikes linked to negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz deal as equity futures jumped.

The market is underestimating a brewing economic downturn, the investment bank has warned.

New ‘payday super’ laws take effect on July 1. But there’s a few traps for workers who pay to retire on June 30 but also want to max out their nest egg contributions.

Guzman y Gomez has delivered a welcome surprise in the third quarter, analysts say, with Australian sales growing on the back of its tie-up with popular online food ordering platform Uber Eats.

Charlie Aitken thinks investors can create wealth for themselves over the next decade by buying up certain stocks.

Government borrowing costs around the globe are being pulled in opposite directions.

Australian investors have followed a positive lead from Wall Street overnight, pinned on hopes of an 11th-hour peace deal between the US and Iran.

Google researchers warn that Bitcoin’s $US1.4 trillion network needs urgent security upgrades to counter hacking threats.

YOUR MONEY: Your super balance is growing. So why does retirement feel further away? When the blueprint keeps changing, even disciplined, long-term savers can feel like they’re building on shifting ground.

YOUR MONEY: Some regard ‘investing’ as sticking money into an asset that generates a regular income return. The only way to make money on crypto is to find someone prepared to pay more than you paid.

YOUR MONEY: As squeezed households and young shoppers turn to BNPL providers as a cash flow management tool, many do so unaware of how each new account and purchase is affecting their credit score.