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Brisbane Times

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Rates cut brings rapid belief but RBA’s statement contains sting in the tail

Rates cut brings rapid belief but RBA’s statement contains sting in the tail

The Reserve Bank was keen to talk up its rate cut. But it has drawn attention to a problem that is hanging around the economy like mouldy bread.

yesterday 8

WA Today

Shane Wright

Rates cut brings rapid belief but RBA’s statement contains sting in the tail

Rates cut brings rapid belief but RBA’s statement contains sting in the tail

The Reserve Bank was keen to talk up its rate cut. But it has drawn attention to a problem that is hanging around the economy like mouldy bread.

yesterday 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Rates cut brings rapid belief but RBA’s statement contains sting in the tail

Rates cut brings rapid belief but RBA’s statement contains sting in the tail

The Reserve Bank was keen to talk up its rate cut. But it has drawn attention to a problem that is hanging around the economy like mouldy bread.

yesterday 10

The Age

Shane Wright

Rates cut brings rapid belief but RBA’s statement contains sting in the tail

Rates cut brings rapid belief but RBA’s statement contains sting in the tail

The Reserve Bank was keen to talk up its rate cut. But it has drawn attention to a problem that is hanging around the economy like mouldy bread.

yesterday 8

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Trump starts Fed overhaul with small step to the right. The big leap is still to come

Trump starts Fed overhaul with small step to the right. The big leap is still to come

Stephen Miran will join the Federal Reserve as a critic of its policies. But the real pressure will come as the US president looks for a new chair.

08.08.2025 6

WA Today

Shane Wright

Trump starts Fed overhaul with small step to the right. The big leap is still to come

Trump starts Fed overhaul with small step to the right. The big leap is still to come

Stephen Miran will join the Federal Reserve as a critic of its policies. But the real pressure will come as the US president looks for a new chair.

08.08.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Trump starts Fed overhaul with small step to the right. The big leap is still to come

Trump starts Fed overhaul with small step to the right. The big leap is still to come

Stephen Miran will join the Federal Reserve as a critic of its policies. But the real pressure will come as the US president looks for a new chair.

08.08.2025 10

The Age

Shane Wright

Trump starts Fed overhaul with small step to the right. The big leap is still to come

Trump starts Fed overhaul with small step to the right. The big leap is still to come

Stephen Miran will join the Federal Reserve as a critic of its policies. But the real pressure will come as the US president looks for a new chair.

08.08.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Firing people can’t save Trump from the US economy’s unflattering reality

Firing people can’t save Trump from the US economy’s unflattering reality

The US president firing bureaucrats is nothing new. But in the case of Erika McEntarfer, what she represented is exceptionally important to the global...

06.08.2025 8

WA Today

Shane Wright

Firing people can’t save Trump from the US economy’s unflattering reality

Firing people can’t save Trump from the US economy’s unflattering reality

The US president firing bureaucrats is nothing new. But in the case of Erika McEntarfer, what she represented is exceptionally important to the global...

06.08.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Firing people can’t save Trump from the US economy’s unflattering reality

Firing people can’t save Trump from the US economy’s unflattering reality

The US president firing bureaucrats is nothing new. But in the case of Erika McEntarfer, what she represented is exceptionally important to the global...

06.08.2025 10

The Age

Shane Wright

Firing people can’t save Trump from the US economy’s unflattering reality

Firing people can’t save Trump from the US economy’s unflattering reality

The US president firing bureaucrats is nothing new. But in the case of Erika McEntarfer, what she represented is exceptionally important to the global...

06.08.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Nine new ways to make us richer, safer and happier

Nine new ways to make us richer, safer and happier

Anthony Albanese’s economic roundtable has been inundated with ideas to lift Australians’ living standards. Here are nine that would actually work.

31.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Nine new ways to make us richer, safer and happier

Nine new ways to make us richer, safer and happier

Anthony Albanese’s economic roundtable has been inundated with ideas to lift Australians’ living standards. Here are nine that would actually work.

31.07.2025 10

The Age

Shane Wright

Nine new ways to make us richer, safer and happier

Nine new ways to make us richer, safer and happier

Anthony Albanese’s economic roundtable has been inundated with ideas to lift Australians’ living standards. Here are nine that would actually work.

31.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Nine new ways to make us richer, safer and happier

Nine new ways to make us richer, safer and happier

Anthony Albanese’s economic roundtable has been inundated with ideas to lift Australians’ living standards. Here are nine that would actually work.

31.07.2025 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

Inflation hits four-year low – giving RBA no choice but to cut rates

The Reserve Bank was split on its decision to hold rates earlier this month. In two weeks, it will have no choice but to cut.

30.07.2025 8

WA Today

Shane Wright

Inflation hits four-year low – giving RBA no choice but to cut rates

Inflation hits four-year low – giving RBA no choice but to cut rates

The Reserve Bank was split on its decision to hold rates earlier this month. In two weeks, it will have no choice but to cut.

30.07.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Inflation hits four-year low – giving RBA no choice but to cut rates

The Reserve Bank was split on its decision to hold rates earlier this month. In two weeks, it will have no choice but to cut.

30.07.2025 8

The Age

Shane Wright

Inflation hits four-year low – giving RBA no choice but to cut rates

The Reserve Bank was split on its decision to hold rates earlier this month. In two weeks, it will have no choice but to cut.

30.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Albanese’s guru talkfest won’t make you richer - he’s chosen the wrong people

Albanese’s guru talkfest won’t make you richer - he’s chosen the wrong people

Anthony Albanese’s three-day talkfest on the economy is heavy on tax and policies. But it’s missing what has made our lives better for 200 years -...

23.07.2025 7

WA Today

Shane Wright

Albanese’s guru talkfest won’t make you richer - he’s chosen the wrong people

Albanese’s guru talkfest won’t make you richer - he’s chosen the wrong people

Anthony Albanese’s three-day talkfest on the economy is heavy on tax and policies. But it’s missing what has made our lives better for 200 years -...

23.07.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Albanese’s guru talkfest won’t make you richer - he’s chosen the wrong people

Albanese’s guru talkfest won’t make you richer - he’s chosen the wrong people

Anthony Albanese’s three-day talkfest on the economy is heavy on tax and policies. But it’s missing what has made our lives better for 200 years -...

23.07.2025 5

The Age

Shane Wright

Albanese’s guru talkfest won’t make you richer - he’s chosen the wrong people

Albanese’s guru talkfest won’t make you richer - he’s chosen the wrong people

Anthony Albanese’s three-day talkfest on the economy is heavy on tax and policies. But it’s missing what has made our lives better for 200 years -...

23.07.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

The Liberal Party faces electoral mountain, but there is one bright spot for Sussan Ley

The return of the new parliament will highlight the disaster that was the May 3 election for the Coalition. But it will also focus voters’ minds on...

21.07.2025 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

The Liberal Party faces electoral mountain, but there is one bright spot for Sussan Ley

The return of the new parliament will highlight the disaster that was the May 3 election for the Coalition. But it will also focus voters’ minds on...

21.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

The Liberal Party faces electoral mountain, but there is one bright spot for Sussan Ley

The return of the new parliament will highlight the disaster that was the May 3 election for the Coalition. But it will also focus voters’ minds on...

21.07.2025 10

The Age

Shane Wright

The Liberal Party faces electoral mountain, but there is one bright spot for Sussan Ley

The return of the new parliament will highlight the disaster that was the May 3 election for the Coalition. But it will also focus voters’ minds on...

21.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Albanese, Chalmers and RBA face nasty, brutish fight … to save you $60 a year

The Albanese government wants to improve the economy. A proposed ban to card surcharges will be a test of its ability to succeed.

15.07.2025 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

Albanese, Chalmers and RBA face nasty, brutish fight … to save you $60 a year

The Albanese government wants to improve the economy. A proposed ban to card surcharges will be a test of its ability to succeed.

15.07.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Albanese, Chalmers and RBA face nasty, brutish fight … to save you $60 a year

The Albanese government wants to improve the economy. A proposed ban to card surcharges will be a test of its ability to succeed.

15.07.2025 5

The Age

Shane Wright

Albanese, Chalmers and RBA face nasty, brutish fight … to save you $60 a year

The Albanese government wants to improve the economy. A proposed ban to card surcharges will be a test of its ability to succeed.

15.07.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Why ‘scarred’ home owners are choosing to spend more and save less

This week’s decision by the RBA to deny Australians a cut in interest rates might have felt bad, but our hip pocket decisions are telling a...

10.07.2025 4

WA Today

Shane Wright

Why ‘scarred’ home owners are choosing to spend more and save less

This week’s decision by the RBA to deny Australians a cut in interest rates might have felt bad, but our hip pocket decisions are telling a...

10.07.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Why ‘scarred’ home owners are choosing to spend more and save less

This week’s decision by the RBA to deny Australians a cut in interest rates might have felt bad, but our hip pocket decisions are telling a...

10.07.2025 8

The Age

Shane Wright

Why ‘scarred’ home owners are choosing to spend more and save less

This week’s decision by the RBA to deny Australians a cut in interest rates might have felt bad, but our hip pocket decisions are telling a...

10.07.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

How everyone got the RBA’s interest rate call wrong

Almost every analyst, investor and borrower expected a rate cut from the Reserve Bank on Tuesday. So why was their confidence so misplaced?

09.07.2025 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

How everyone got the RBA’s interest rate call wrong

Almost every analyst, investor and borrower expected a rate cut from the Reserve Bank on Tuesday. So why was their confidence so misplaced?

09.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

How everyone got the RBA’s interest rate call wrong

Almost every analyst, investor and borrower expected a rate cut from the Reserve Bank on Tuesday. So why was their confidence so misplaced?

09.07.2025 6

The Age

Shane Wright

How everyone got the RBA’s interest rate call wrong

Almost every analyst, investor and borrower expected a rate cut from the Reserve Bank on Tuesday. So why was their confidence so misplaced?

09.07.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

The number the RBA needs to cut your mortgage payments

Dodgy inflation numbers. Strength in the jobs market. Donald Trump. Take your pick as to what delayed a likely interest rate cut.

08.07.2025 5

The Age

Shane Wright

The number the RBA needs to cut your mortgage payments

Dodgy inflation numbers. Strength in the jobs market. Donald Trump. Take your pick as to what delayed a likely interest rate cut.

08.07.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

The number the RBA needs to cut your mortgage

Dodgy inflation numbers. Strength in the jobs market. Donald Trump. Take your pick as to what delayed a likely interest rate cut.

08.07.2025 3

WA Today

Shane Wright

Reserve Bank looks for certainty in an uncertain world

Dodgy inflation numbers. Strength in the jobs market. Donald Trump. Take your pick as to what delayed a likely interest rate cut.

08.07.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Penguins on standby as Trump ruffles global trade feathers

The penguins and seals from tiny Australian islands were caught up in Trump’s first “liberation day” tariffs. They, like everyone else, can take...

08.07.2025 8

WA Today

Shane Wright

Penguins on standby as Trump ruffles global trade feathers

The penguins and seals from tiny Australian islands were caught up in Trump’s first “liberation day” tariffs. They, like everyone else, can take...

08.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Penguins on standby as Trump ruffles global trade feathers

The penguins and seals from tiny Australian islands were caught up in Trump’s first “liberation day” tariffs. They, like everyone else, can take...

08.07.2025 10

The Age

Shane Wright

Penguins on standby as Trump ruffles global trade feathers

The penguins and seals from tiny Australian islands were caught up in Trump’s first “liberation day” tariffs. They, like everyone else, can take...

08.07.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

As Trump’s big, beautiful debt gets ever bigger, let’s give thanks for the RBA

When it comes to national finances, Australia’s system looks stellar against the poisonous maelstrom unfolding in the US.

04.07.2025 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

As Trump’s big, beautiful debt gets ever bigger, let’s give thanks for the RBA

When it comes to national finances, Australia’s system looks stellar against the poisonous maelstrom unfolding in the US.

04.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright