Market analysts have declared gold’s 70 per cent annual surge “unprecedented” as the precious metal defies all historical patterns.
Cameron Micallef
A third of eligible Australian retirees are burning through personal savings unnecessarily because of one simple mistake.
Two things must occur for the Reserve Bank to be satisfied that current interest rate levels can bring down inflation, board meeting minutes have revealed.
Jacob Shteyman
Thousands of Aussies are facing an “awful” choice this Christmas amid the rising costs of grocery bills.
Households could be $221 better off by simply looking at this part of their energy bill over their summer break, the consumer watchdog says.
Australian household spending is tipped to soar over the festive period. But experts are sounding the alarm on what this could mean for interest rates ahead of the Reserve Bank meeting in February.
Australians are being urged to do one thing over the summer break that could have a huge pay off.
Australians splashed more than $23 billion during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales events – but it was not on the items you might expect.
South Australia is reaping the benefits of growth in jobs and investment, with a budget review predicting four future surpluses.
Abe Maddison
Cash-strapped mortgage holders could soon be paying more for their loans as a number of banks lift their fixed rate offering.
Australian household wealth has soared over the last three months due to rising property, stocks and superannuation assets.
More than 1000 Australians will receive more than $100m in compensation after a major super fund collapsed.
A major change to the way Aussies pay for certain items at the grocery store or petrol station is set to kick in over the next few weeks.
Aris Schuler-Shah
David Sharaz has officially been declared bankrupt by a Federal Court one week after his wife Brittany Higgins faced the same fate.
Emma Kirk
New Zealand's fiscal woes are set to lengthen with the mid-year budget pushing out a return to surplus to 2030.
Ben McKay
The Reserve Bank has issued a stark warning about interest rates, as rising inflation and strong spending threaten mortgage relief.
A shock new report has laid bare the companies chasing debts and pursuing bankruptcy.
Phoebe Griffiths
Millions of Aussie households are set to face a bill shock as a key cost-of-living relief is discontinued. Here’s what it means for you.
People managing depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress are more likely to make use of ‘buy now, pay later’ loans, new international research suggests.
Hannah Cross
National Australia Bank’s top boss has sounded the alarm on a major issue which will impact Australian living standards.
The US central bank has reduced its key interest rate for the third time in a row but signalled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months.
Howard Schneider
Younger Australians are turning to an unlikely source for financial advice – one which could be creating dangerous pressures and unrealistic expectations.
A brutal forecast has spelled out more financial pain for the country, with a decade-long wait for Aussie workers’ wages to return to their pre-Covid value.
As the Christmas season fast approaches, Australia Post has issued a serious warning for customers to “be on high alert” ahead of a spike in opportunistic thievery across the country.
