Our deep, bitter anger over housing pricesHouse prices is an election changing issue and not because homeowners are crowing about profits. Houses are too expensive, interest rates are rising and voters are getting resentful, writes Charles Purcell.
Rising interest rates
RBA gets its hands on the rates lever
The minutes of the latest Reserve Bank meeting show an interest rate rise is expected, but no-one can agree on quite when it will happen.
Retail sales fall, hold the interest rate rise?
Did the Australian economy hit a pothole in January? The retail sales figures for the month suggest it may have after consumer confidence fell sharply in the month and continued falling in February, writes Glenn Dyer.
Rate rise: the economists’ reaction
“No surprises there.” That is the response from economists after the Reserve Bank of Australia raised interest rates this morning.
The Economy: Market correction and interest rates
Wall Street fell again on Friday night - with much of the fall occurring in the last half-hour of trading. Many people, including Henry, have been calling for a correction and urging caution by investors.
