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Low-rate era is firmly over as markets brace for central bank hikes
1+ day, 19+ 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…...
Sydney and Melbourne’s high-end homes fall more than 10% in market slump
5+ day, 34+ min ago (321+ words) The news: High-end homes are leading Australia’s property slump, with the top 25% in Sydney and Melbourne now more than 10% below their peaks, according to Cotality. The most expensive houses in Sydney are 10.7% below their peak value, while those in Melbourne…...
State Street’s Australia head Tim Helyar promoted to Asia Pacific lead
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (225+ words) The news: Global financial services firm State Street Corporation has promoted its Australia country head to the head of Asia Pacific. The context: Helyar will be based in Hong Kong to oversee State Street’s regional business strategy and will report…...
The forgotten policy making the RBA’s inflation fight harder
6+ day, 22+ 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…...
Treasury warned Labor tax reforms would have ‘modest’ housing impact
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (273+ words) The news: Labor’s tax reforms would have a modest but immediate impact on house price growth, Treasury officials warned in a newly released document. Advice given to Jim Chalmers said the government’s planned housing tax policies would reduce returns for…...
KPMG Australia ex-COO Eileen Hoggett sues firm
1+ week, 4+ day ago (412+ words) The news: Former KPMG Australia chief operating officer Eileen Hoggett has filed to sue KPMG in the Supreme Court of NSW. The legal action follows the firm’s decision to expel her from the partnership. The context: Hoggett’s expulsion was the…...
Unfazed by the KPMG scandal, private equity firms circle the accounting sector — Capital Brief
1+ week, 4+ day ago (256+ words) Growing political and regulatory scrutiny of the Big Four accounting firms, sparked most recently by KPMG Australia’s audit scandal, hasn’t dissuaded private equity firms from keeping an eye on the sector. If anything, it has made them even more interested…...
Economists split on RBA rate path as productivity concerns deepen
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,…...
Labor didn’t cause the housing slump, but its tax changes ‘absolutely’ deepened it
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…...
‘A challenging quarter’: Productivity tipped to fall, economic growth uncertain
2+ week, 1+ day ago (255+ words) The latest economic scorecard could prove bruising reading for the government and has interest rate-watchers on high alert. Here’s what you need to know about the key economic data releases this week. When: Wednesday 2 September 2026 What to expect: The market…...