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US Interest Rates Rise
With soaring inflation and fears of a recession hanging over the United States, The US Federal Reserve has raised interest......
Beijing following Shanghai into a debilitating lockdown
The target of zero for COVID cases is proving to be disastrous for China given the highly transmissible Omicron version......
Laura Tingle untangles successive Budgets
Bob Hawke famously ‘ended’ the drought when he came to office with a fresh Paul Keating as his Treasurer in......
Keating an Australian economy reformer
After months of speculation over the effect that the Coronavirus pandemic would have on the Australian economy, the Federal Government......
Recession-busting money should go to where the jobs are missing
After news of Australia’s worst GDP figures in 61 years the government plans to spend money on training and jobs.......
Australia enters the dark world of economic recession
Two quarters of negative GDP growth, reported today, meant that Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has had to officially announce that the......
Recession now official for Australia
After two consecutive quarters of GDP contraction, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has confirmed that Australia is in recession. The combination of......