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'Painful squeeze': inflation spike renews heat on rates

Surprisingly strong inflation has resurrected the possibility of another interest rate hike in an unsettling development for squeezed borrowers.

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Armaguard seeks new talks after $26m deal rejected

Armaguard is still keen to negotiate a cash injection from some of the nation's biggest banks and retailers after rejecting a $26 million deal.

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Thrifty December cures sales-fuelled debt hangover

Many shoppers racked up credit card bills during the November sales but the damage could have been worse given acute financial pressures.

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Unemployment to stay low despite drop in job vacancies

Job vacancies for the November quarter remained high despite a drop of 0.7 per cent, with unemployment tipped to stay low amid global economic pressures.

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Cost overruns threaten to define Jacinta Allan’s premiership as Victoria’s ‘big build’ faces huge budget blowouts

State’s infrastructure spending under scrutiny as some analysts say government is fuelling construction market price rises

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Australian shares gain ahead of crucial US jobs report

The ASX200 rose 0.4 per cent on Friday to finish the week down 1.2 per cent, before a non-farm payrolls report in the United States.

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Housing recovery entrenched but pace of growth eases

Home values continue to rise but growth has slowed amid more advertisements for stock and the toll of higher interest rates and cost of living pressures.

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September share losses worst monthly hit for a year

The local share market has finished the day 0.3 per cent higher but ended September down 3.5 per cent in its worst month since September 2022.

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NSW budget: Labor points to ‘decade of neglect’ but lack of housing showstopper may leave voters underwhelmed

NSW treasurer Daniel Mookhey points to ‘largest debt any incoming state government has ever inherited’ as he hands down party’s first budget in more than a decade

The Guardian - AU

Petrol price surge further stretches household budgets

Motorists have been hit in the hip pocket by petrol price rises and the latest spike may put a dent in the Reserve Bank's fight against inflation.

AAP

New RBA governor to send the right message on rate talk

A leading economist says the Reserve Bank's new governor brings monetary policy credibility while the treasurer praises her leadership and communication skills.

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PM stresses importance of resolving US debt ceiling

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned of the ramifications of a failure to lift the US debt ceiling as political leaders inch closer to a last-minute deal.

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Construction crisis and more migration behind rising house prices

Australian house prices are expected to continue rising, with soaring construction costs shelving new stock and pressuring the market.

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Girl, 12, shot in head and killed a few miles from where dad was brutally gunned down

Se'Cret Pierce was hit in the head by a stray bullet on April 20 while sat in a parked car in Hartford, Connecticut - just over 10 years after her father, Shane Oliver, was shot in the back just several miles away

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Gunfire took their son at 20. Now it takes his daughter, 12

A Connecticut family is reeling from its latest ordeal because of gun violence

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Inflation data to set the scene for next cash rate call

There will be a lot riding on the quarterly inflation figures as the Reserve Bank board tries to determine if it's done enough to rein in rising prices.

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Furniture companies collapse under crunch 'identical' to construction sector, leaving customers thousands of dollars out of pocket

The peak body for the furnishing industry says it's facing similar pressures to the ailing construction sector, with supply delays, rising costs and staff shortages.

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Could interest rates in Australia fall after the collapse of two US banks?

If the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) wanted an excuse to end interest rate hikes, the collapse of two US banks just gave it one.

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Construction company collapses tipped to continue due to rising material costs, interest rates hikes

Experts say the rate of construction companies going broke is set to continue across the country, as material costs and interest rates rise. Some builders say the situation is tougher than following the global financial crisis.

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The Reserve Bank is tipped to raise interest rates again, even as some families struggle to meet higher home loan repayments

Australia's major banks expect the Reserve Bank will lift the cash rate to its highest level since May 2012 later today, but thousands of families like Le Tran's are already having to make sacrifices to make ends meet.

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Million households 'vulnerable' to rising interest rates, and their cuts could cause recession

A prominent economist now puts the risk of recession at 50 per cent, as households face the prospect of making substantial spending cuts to meet rising home loan repayments.

Newcastle Herald

RBA strikes again with rate rise

The increase marks the ninth consecutive rate hike since May 2022.

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Australian households should prepare for many more rate hikes this year, experts warn

A leading economist was overwhelmed with interest after releasing RBA cash rate research. Here's why.

The New Daily

How to keep investing as sharemarkets fall, interest rates rise and property dips

We've lived through some benign investing times with property and shares rising as interest rates fell for a decade, but things are changing.

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The Australian suburbs where house and unit values have risen the most since COVID-19 hit

One capital city led the charge with eye-watering gains, and some suburbs posting almost 80 per cent growth in housing values since the onset of COVID-19.

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