France risks credit downgrade as new PM tackles budget
Will Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s first week on the job end with a credit rating downgrade for France?…
House prices to lift 5.4% in 2026 as ‘comatose’ market awakens – Westpac chief economist
Eckhold said Westpac was forecasting small, positive increases in house prices over the final three months of 2025…
July inflation data has economists on edge
Markets ended last week largely unfazed by a hotter wholesale inflation print and signs of firming consumer prices,…
Inflation report drops Tuesday as economists warn prices are going up
The Labor Department will release its latest monthly inflation report on Tuesday at a critical time for the economy,…
Unemployment tipped to hit nine-year high as labour market weakens
There was anecdotal evidence that firms holding on to labour were not experiencing the pick-up in demand they…
Fed governor breaks ranks and says rate cuts could resume next month to prevent further cracks in the job market
Christopher Waller, a potential Fed chair successor to Jerome Powell, said rates could come down as soon as…
Cheaper money for housing as RBA cuts rates will fuel demand and push up property prices
“Impossibly unaffordable”. That’s how international researchers describe Australia’s housing market. Australia’s major cities keep beating other global cities…