Financial wellbeing is often equated with security, stability, and the ability to afford life’s necessities and luxuries without undue stress. However, true happiness transcends monetary wealth, finding its deepest roots in meaningful relationships and shared experiences. While financial stability can indeed alleviate stress and create opportunities, it...
The importance of personal financial planning can’t be overstated, regardless of your age. Proper financial planning can offer a safety net for you and your family while giving you the freedom to make informed choices. Many adults worry about the fundamental aspects of finance, such...
Wednesday was a momentous day for stats nerds. The Australian Bureau of Statistics released the nation’s first complete monthly consumer price index publication, bringing the nation in line with peer economies and giving the Reserve Bank a more timely and accurate read of inflation pressures. WHAT...
Artificial intelligence could push up Australia’s neutral interest rate level, making it harder for the Reserve Bank the lower rates further. The whereabouts of the neutral rate – the interest rate level that neither slows down nor speeds up the economy – has been a much-debated...
Reviving the Gillard-era mining tax and slashing income taxes should be on the Albanese government’s agenda to boost Australians’ living standards, the International Monetary Fund has declared. In its annual assessment of the Australian economy on Thursday, the influential Washington-based body gave Labor and the Reserve...
Surging inflation has dashed hopes of one last rate cut and heightened expectations energy rebates will be extended. Expiring electricity subsidies helped drive up the annual consumer price index from 3.6 per cent to a 16-month high of 3.8 per cent in October, the Australian Bureau...