Signs point to inflation falling but jump in unemployment 'cannot be ruled out'
Positive signs around falling inflation are balanced against increased uncertainty, which threatens to weigh on household consumption and business investment.
Who’s feeling inflation the most? A glimmer of hope for hardest-hit Australians
Working households are feeling the lowest price pressures since 2020, as inflation eased across the country and even went ...
Australia inflation cools in Q4, opens door to rate cut
Australian consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in almost four years in the December quarter, while a pullback in housing ...
World Inflation Is at Risk of Rekindling With Trump’s Trade War
The more President Donald Trump threatens tariffs on the US’s trading partners, the more the worry of another inflation wave ...
Australia Dec goods surplus shrinks to A$5.1 bln as imports surge
Australia's surplus on trade goods narrowed sharply in December as a surge in imports of capital equipment outweighed gains ...
December inflation figures set to make or break February rate cut, with government watching on
The new inflation figures published on Wednesday may be decisive for the Reserve Bank as it weighs a February interest rate ...
Trump’s trade war could hit inflation, rates, and growth in Australia
The pressure is on the Albanese government to negotiate the same deal the Turnbull government did in 2018, which exempted ...
December Australia Inflation: A Cool Report Unlocks A Rate Cut In February
Australia's CPI inflation slows to 2.4% YoY in Q4 2024, driven by government rebates. Click here to find out what investors ...
Rate cut chances increase after inflation slows in final quarter of 2024
Financial markets are betting the Reserve Bank will preview a rates reprieve in February, with official figures showing the ...
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Australia’s sovereign wealth fund tilting focus to cheaper local assets
Australia’s Future Fund posted a 12.2% return for 2024 and assets reached a record A$238 billion ($201.21 billion) after ...
Inflation is being driven by government policies
The Bureau of Statistics will on Wednesday release CPI data for the December 2024 quarter, revealing whether inflation has ...
February rate cut and April election in play after inflation drops
Slower growth in the cost of housing has helped achieve a sharper-than-expected decline in underlying inflation, raising the ...