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For the government to reach its goal of 30,000 new homes in the next five years, prices must remain strong, otherwise, builders simply won't build them. Stephen Koukoulas explains.
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Don’t expect an interest rate cut just yet
While inflation may be falling, a few more vitally important things need to unfold before the RBA can consider cutting the cash rate. Stephen Koukoulas explains.
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Is Australia’s inflation free-fall over? It would seem so
With monetary policy already tight, and other inflation drivers generally weak, the odds favour inflation remaining in check. Stephen Koukoulas explains.
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House prices soar as inflation dives: What you need to know
Inflation is now on track to return to the RBA's target sometime next year, and house prices just keep climbing. Stephen Koukoulas explains.
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China and the Aussie dollar: Australia's next big economic hurdles
If the ongoing economic weakness in China hits commodity prices and export volumes, Australia's economy will go from problematic to something worse, writes Stephen Koukoulas.
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Real wages growth may finally be near
As inflation keeps falling, we're likely heading into an extended period where 'real' wages keep moving higher. Stephen Koukoulas explains.
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RBA's dim forecast for the Aussie economy
The growth outlook suggests interest rates will remain on hold for several more months but if the forecasts are wrong, the RBA will be quick to act. Stephen Koukoulas explains.
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Interest rates on hold again - and that's how they should stay
While an interest rate cut is likely more than a year away, we can now expect a long period where the RBA can sit on its hands. Stephen Koukoulas explains.
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Falling inflation: Why it's good news for homeowners AND workers
The latest inflation figures should mean another interest rate reprieve for mortgage holders, and workers may soon finally reap the benefits of rising wages. Stephen Koukoulas explains.
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Why the economic slowdown is yet to hit unemployment
Even though the labour market remains strong, the RBA's cycle of aggressively hiking interest rates is almost certainly at an end. Stephen Koukoulas explains.
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New RBA governor: The two things that will determine her success
If Michele Bullock can pull inflation back to the RBA’s target range, while keeping employment consistent with wages growth, she’ll have done a good job, writes Stephen Koukoulas.
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Have we seen the last interest rate hike from the RBA?
The RBA kept rates on hold this month, and with falling inflation and a slowing economy, this may be the peak in the current rate-hiking cycle, writes Stephen Koukoulas.
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Rate hikes must end as inflation free-fall continues
Inflation was falling with the RBA's interest rate hikes delivered in 2022. The 2023 hikes are overkill, writes Stephen Koukoulas.
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How to judge the success - or failure - of RBA governor Philip Lowe
Consistently missing the inflation target, overheating the economy, and delivering weak economic activity will be Philip Lowe's failed legacy, writes Stephen Koukoulas.
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The shocking truth about wage theft
While there are many reports of wage theft, what’s surprising is that many employees don’t even know they are being ripped off in the first place, writes Stephen Koukoulas.
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Why Australia is heading towards a per-capita recession
Australia is on the brink of a per-capita recession with worse to come, writes economist Stephen Koukoulas.
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Why the RBA should keep interest rates on hold
For inflation to ease from its 2022 boom, the pace of economic growth has had to slow down, but what does this mean for interest rates? Economist Stephen Koukoulas weighs in.
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To fix the housing problem, the government should become a landlord
The Albanese government's plan to fund new public-sector housing construction is welcome news but it's not enough, writes Stephen Koukoulas.
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Why interest rates and inflation are set to ease
At a political level, the likely trajectory for key areas of the economy and economic policy will dovetail into a near perfect set of circumstances for Labor to fight the next federal election, writes economist Stephen Koukoulas.
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OPINION: A good budget for difficult times
The road to budget repair is a long one but the treasurer has helped the country take an important step along that path, writes Stephen Koukoulas.
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