Wall Street sell-off could mean hip-pocket relief for millions of Australians
Australia’s big insurance companies were sold off heavily on the share market on Friday. Analysts readjusted their valuations…
Australia’s unemployment rate jumps to 4.5pc
Australia’s unemployment rate jumped to 4.5 per cent in September, up from 4.3 per cent in August, in…
Nikkei 225, ASX, Hang Seng Index
Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, buildings on bank of Yarra river Peter Adams | Stone | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets…
Fed’s Beige Book Report Finds A Stalled Job Market
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Economic uncertainty has kept the labor market at a virtual standstill. Hiring remains…
Fed’s Miran sees China trade tensions as a further reason for quick interest rate cuts
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said Wednesday that the latest impasse in trade talks between the U.S. and…
Finding clarity in a cloudy market
Markets in 2025 have been dominated by a series of disruptive and unpredictable policy implementation. Tariffs have been…
The Great Debasement Debate Is Rippling Across Global Markets
(Bloomberg) — Beneath the surface of the short-term ups and downs of financial markets, a longer-term repricing of…
A zombie economy could be America’s future
Over the next decade, the US economy will face two big challenges: higher interest rates and AI-generated disruption.…
When will mortgage rates go down? Rates decreased this week — but just barely.
After two consecutive weeks of increases, mortgage rates have finally decreased this week. The 30-year fixed rate is…
Why you’re not rich on a $120,000 salary in Australia
It used to be a sign that you’d made it. But times have certainly changed. (Source: Supplied/Getty) Not…
Divided FOMC saw another two rate cuts by the end of 2025
Federal Reserve officials in September were strongly inclined to lower interest rates, with the only dispute seeming to…
Wall Street brushes off unknowns, shutdown to keep reaching new highs
WASHINGTON (TNND) — Wall Street keeps setting new records despite a cloudy outlook for the U.S. economy and…