1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (327+ words) Interest rate rises are firmly back in vogue. Or, as ANZ put it in a recent note, “the post-GFC era of low rates is over”. Here’s what you need to know about the key economic data releases this week. The…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (327+ words) The Reserve Bank has failed to get inflation back to target for five years. But while government spending, two international wars and an economy bolstered by AI-related investment have all been blamed for inflation running too hot, there may be…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (193+ words) Economists will be keeping a close eye on scheduled remarks from Reserve Bank deputy governor Andrew Hauser and assistant governor economic Sarah Hunter this week for clues about where interest rates are heading. Here’s what you need to know about…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (111+ words) Good morning. Here’s what happened overnight and what you need to know today. The implied freedom of political communication has become a test of how far the High Court should reach into politics, exposing a fault line among its judges....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (374+ words) The news: Traders in financial and prediction markets see rising odds of the US Federal Reserve increasing interest rates this month. The WSJ reported that investors had priced in a 70% chance the central bank would raise rates at its September…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (202+ words) Earlier this year, Superpower co-founder Max Marchione told Capital Brief he would invest in any Australian founder who relocated to San Francisco to start a company. Last week, he brought together close to 100 young founders and operators at The Pillars…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (590+ words) More news: State Street Global markets head of APAC economist Krishna Bhimavarapu said the better-than-expected GDP print, coupled with the absence of a negative surprise in upcoming August employment data, points to a high probability of a September RBA hike,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (328+ words) The news: The national home value index fell 0.9% in August, bringing overall property values 3.6% below the market peak recorded in March and marking the fifth consecutive month of declines, according to Cotality. The context: Sydney continued to lead the declines,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (227+ words) The Albanese government has been subject to fierce (and at times hyperbolic) criticism over the ongoing slide in house prices this year. But it’s not entirely to blame for them, according to Cotality research director Tim Lawless. National home values…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (417+ words) The news: The Australian sharemarket is set to open lower after Wall Street fell on Friday as investors turned cautious following Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh reiterating the central bank’s focus ‌on curbing inflation, raising expectations of a potential interest…...