... "Now we have the additional downside pressure of higher interest rates, sentiment has fallen off a cliff, and rising inflation is set to drive the cost of debt even higher." More buyers are chasing fewer affordable homes On the face of it, the news that ...
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Markets recoiled when the US entered Iran, but the lasting impact may not show up in headline data. For long-term investors, the real shifts are emerging across defence, energy and critical minerals. In the first two months of 2026, markets followed ...
Petrol and power prices have sent inflation back to 4.6%, reviving fears of another RBA rate hike. Annual inflation has jumped to its highest rate in more than two years, according to new data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) this ...
... living costs and skyrocketing fuel prices, yet the past year has seen wages growth of just 3.4% - below the rate of inflation of 3.7%. It's not just about income. As the name suggests, private credit funds do not trade on public markets. This means ...
... surges. Australia's biggest super fund, AustralianSuper, has warned members to expect higher insurance premiums. Inflation-weary Aussies may shrug this off as just another price hike. But the size of AustralianSuper's premium uptick may take ...
... aiming to explain why a loaf of bread that cost $3 in 2016 now costs $5 or more. Sadly, the message may not reach many inflation-weary Australians. The RBA has only 17,000 followers on Facebook. The UK equivalent, the Bank of England, has a more respectable ...
... expect to earn about 8% a year on average over the long term. If you spent 5%, leaving the other 3% to keep pace with inflation, you'd have a bit over $60,000 to spend. Obviously your age is important in regard to accessing super, but you have ample ...
Next week's CPI could expose a flaw in Australia's rate strategy, with inflation driven by supply pressures that interest rates can't fix. What if next week's CPI numbers aren't about inflation, but rather the system we're using ...
... triggered a conflict now into its seventh week. The Strait of Hormuz has been closed, global oil supplies disrupted, and inflation is running high. For many investors, the instinct is to sell. This instinct is almost always the wrong one. Despite the ...
... personal loan, HECS doesn't charge interest. But the debt still grows over time through annual indexation linked to inflation or wages growth. In 2026, the indexation rate is 2.8%. Repayments also don't start immediately. Graduates only begin ...
