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Better financial literacy could help consumers avoid the dread of the January debt reckoning.
High rates of outright home ownership combined with tax-free super insulate older Australians from mortgage rate fluctuations.
Households are spending more on essential goods rather than discretionary items.
There has been a rebalancing of global trade dynamics with wide-ranging consequences for international business.
Uncertainty, a stumbling labor market and major structural problems are all weighing down the economy. And Fed rate cuts may not help much.
The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by a quarter-point during its September meeting.
The economy is starting to turn the corner, as consumer confidence returns.
The economy grew more slowly than expected in the March quarter, as extreme weather and a slowdown in government spending dampened growth.
Geopolitical threats from China and the United States abound. That could be a tough pill to swallow for Taiwan − and American consumers.
Household and government spending contributed to the strongest growth in two years, data on Wednesday showed.
Tapping a card or device now affects the brain in the same way that spending notes and coins used to, research suggests.
Far from setting us up to fail, an ambitious budget could be better at keeping us on track.
Living standards have fallen for the fifth successive quarter, the longest decline in 40 years.
Investors, homebuyers and central bankers all have reason to be irritated by the latest data, and inflation isn’t licked just yet. But the numbers also show reason for optimism.
The Conversation’s expert panel expects inflation to continue to fall, but more gradually, and it expects the RBA to be slow in responding. Unemployment should climb and economic growth weaken.
And will the vibecession ever end?
With the state of the economy unclear, shoppers seem hesitant to get too festive, too fast.
Big-spending Chinese tourists once buoyed the global travel industry. But with Chinese economy looking a little shaky, more are staying at home.
While most of the focus is on the here and now, here’s what the medium term could look like.
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