The precious metal has soared more than 80 per cent in 13 months, reaching an unprecedented milestone that experts warn signals deeper market instability.
Cameron Micallef
A tale of two economies is driving China’s stock market, prompting investors to raise bets on the beneficiaries of an industrial export boom at the expense of firms mired in a consumption slump.
Abhishek Vishnoi
Home owners will wait with baited breath for the Reserve Bank of Australia to hand down its cash rate decision after the release of inflation figures.
Tess Ikonomou
Australians will spend millions in extra surcharge fees on the Monday public holiday, with fresh figures showing how much it will hit your family’s budget.
Miners and tech stocks have driven the ASX to a modest gain despite banking sector falls, as gold hits record highs.
One of Australia’s big four banks has surprised mortgage holders with a rate increase even before the Reserve Bank decides on the official cash rate.
Aris Schuler-Shah
Energy, consumer discretionary stocks and the major banks all rallied more than 1.80 per cent on Thursday, as the ASX emphatically snapped losing streak.
Thousands of Australians entered the workforce just before the new year, sending the Aussie dollar on a run higher and having huge ramifications for cash strapped mortgage holders.
Homeowners face a nail-biting wait heading into the Reserve Bank’s February meeting after bumper jobs growth moved the chance of an interest rate hike to almost a coin toss.
Matt Mckenzie
It’s official — baby boomers are no longer the nation’s wealthiest property owners.
The Aussie sharemarket has fallen for a third straight day amid trade tensions between the US and Europe, while gold surged toward almost $5000 an ounce.
Emma Kirk
Australian businesses are holding off on major investments until economic uncertainty eases as renewed inflationary pressures raise the risk the Reserve Bank may be forced to pivot to hiking interest rates.
Nasteho Said
Australia’s sharemarket continued to trade lower on Tuesday as the latest tit-for-tat tariff threats from the US and Europe weighed on markets.
West Australians splashed cash on bargains at the end of 2025, but new spending data has reaffirmed Boxing Day’s dominance as Australia’s premier discounting event has fallen to US import Black Friday.
Cheyanne Enciso
Australian renters will need to stump up more than $1000 per year as weekly rent levels hit a new high – with one simple reason explaining the imbalance.
A tech wreck sparked by over-exuberance for artificial intelligence is among the top threats to an otherwise “resilient” global economy in the year ahead, according to the International Monetary Fund.
A new economic forecast suggests cost of living pain will remain for a “prolonged period”, as tariffs continue to weigh on global economies.
Gold has soared to unprecedented levels as the latest Trump announcement sparks global trade uncertainty.
Billionaire wealth surged 16 per cent last year while millions of Australians struggled with poverty and food insecurity, prompting calls for urgent tax reform.
Interest rate cuts are ‘off the table’ for 2026, with inflation not expected to hit the middle of the Reserve Bank’s target band until next year.
Mortgage holders could face a brutal double blow, as inflation returns and the unemployment rate will likely jump.
Treasurer Rita Saffioti has been warned WA can not afford to keep indulging in sugar hit spending and should focus on those most in need, as the cost of government subsidies hits $4 billion this financial year.
An iconic store is shutting down as the country’s retail apocalypse claims another beloved brand that dressed Australians for nearly 100 years.
Phoebe Griffiths
Rental prices have hit record highs across Australia with Sydney averaging $800 a week, as the Greens blame Labor’s policies for fuelling the crisis.
