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The 2026 global economy: nervously muddling through
The world economy enters 2026 in a nervous state. Volatility and cautious consumers are the norm, even though growth has proven surprisingly resilient.
Wesfarmers fesses up to $9m in underpayments, this time at Target
The Perth-headquartered group revealed $9 million in underpayment remediation costs in its half-year statement published on Wednesday. Read...
Ford says it is in Australia to stay following Holden’s closure
Holden's US parent company General Motors yesterday announced it would retire the iconic Holden brand and close down its Australian operations,...
Predicting market impact of coronavirus unhelpful: Eaton Vance
Eaton Vance’s emerging markets team noted that it could try to model impacts by looking at other similar viruses, such as SARS and MERS, which...
Australia’s biotech innovations heading offshore, prompting calls for greater funding
More than 1,000 people have been killed by the virus and more than 42,000 people have been infected worldwide. Australian scientists developed a...
Former Kleenmaid director sentenced to 9 years imprisonment
Following a trial that lasted for 59 days, the jury found Andrew Eric Young guilty of one count of fraud by dishonestly gaining loan facilities...
IPSASB invites feedback of oversight arrangements
The survey was launched by the body that oversees the standard setting activities of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board...
Lenders charging loyalty tax, confirms RBA
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has released its quarterly statement on monetary policy, containing an analysis of new mortgage rate data...
Term deposit rates dwindle as bank funding costs fall
Comparison website Canstar said that since the start of the year, the number of cuts in term deposit interest rates across its panel of banks was...
From almost $1 million down to $40k — the difference between owning and renting
In 2017-18, the ABS found that property-owning households — where at least one of the occupants was 65 and over — had a median net worth of...
Christmas shopping falls on bushfires and Black Friday sales
More Australians are changing their spending habits by doing their Christmas shopping one month early to avoid the crowds and take advantage of...




















