The Reserve Bank is cutting its economic growth forecasts... but it still insists the economy is fine.
Crikey readers on Labor, the drought and the economy.
Peter Costello blames central banks for creating populism. Alas, the blame lies a little closer to home.
Crikey readers discuss the government's agricultural agenda, stranded ISIS families and the economic mire.
Crikey readers on the government's interest rate inquiry, and the media's troubled approach to free speech.
People in Canberra have short memories, but do we really need another inquiry into why the banks don't pass on interest rate cuts?
There is now such a serious level of under-confidence in interest rates that it suggests something a bit more than just mere wobbles.
Australia's new normal is low growth, low interest rates, low inflation and low productivity. The government needs to act before low employment joins the list.
As expected, the Reserve Bank has cut interest rates to a new record low.
Crikey readers discuss the Morrison government's response to the royal commission, what Hayne missed, and the fate of interest rates in 2019.
