The RBA: What Goes Down Must Come Up
May 6, 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today increased the cash rate by 25bp to 4.35%. The move was widely anticipated, with money markets having ascribed approximately a 70% probability to a rate rise today and the clear majority of economic forecasters expecting the same.
Retirement Income Options When Markets Are Volatile
May 5, 2026
Markets have lurched from one direction to another; interest rates have lifted faster than expected, with the possibility of more increases in the months ahead, and there’s no end in sight to the global uncertainty.
The Iran war and markets: Keeping perspective amid uncertainty
April 2, 2026
There’s a particular kind of unease that creeps in when market headlines start mixing geopolitics with talk of oil prices and recessions. That feeling has been hard to avoid, as the escalating war in the Middle East spooked global markets and brought fresh uncertainty to an already fragile economic landscape.
Australia’s economy shows best result in two years as consumer spending picks up
October 8, 2025
The Australian economy picked up strength in the June quarter as consumers opened their wallets, boosted by interest rate cuts earlier in the year. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics…
How iron ore plays a big part in our economy
August 1, 2023
Iron ore has been the backbone of the Australian economy and many investment portfolios for much of the 21st century. Export of the commodity saw Australia evade recession both in the…
Federal Budget 2022-23 Analysis
March 30, 2022
Budget 2022: a balancing act Billed as a Budget for families with a focus on relieving short-term cost of living pressures, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s fourth Budget also has one eye…
Federal Budget 2021-22 Analysis
May 12, 2021
Investing in recovery In his third and possibly last Budget before the next federal election,…
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