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What happens to the economy if you can't pay your home loan?

07 Nov 2022

Australia is seeing mortgage stress and other cost-of-living pressures rise, but we can avoid the financial impact being felt in the UK and US, says a UNSW Business School real estate expert.

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What will Australian regulation mean for cryptocurrency?

26 Aug 2022

The Australian government has announced a big step towards regulating bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies – what does this mean for the future of the digital assets?

Is now a good time to buy a house in Australia?

14 Jun 2022

With interest rates rising and house prices dropping in some cities, are potential first-home buyers getting closer to making that purchase?

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Vital Signs: Australia's hairdressing-led economic recovery can't last

04 Mar 2022

Australia’s GDP was up 3.4 per cent last quarter of 2021, on the back of pent-up consumer spending. Other factors must drive future growth.

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What’s wrong with Australian mortgages? They’re fixed for shareholders, not home owners

04 Feb 2022

There’s no reason why Australian lenders couldn’t offer 30-year fixed-rate mortgages, as they do in the US.

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Vital Signs: it’s too early for the RBA to pull the trigger on interest rates

28 Jan 2022

The case for the RBA increasing interest rates certainly exists. But it’s far less pressing than in the United States.

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe

The RBA is not a law unto itself - an external review would be good for it

13 Aug 2021

The independence of Australia’s central bank doesn’t make it infallible. It should welcome peer review.

Philip Lowe, an Australian economist who is the current Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia

Vital Signs: RBA governor Philip Lowe's dangerous game on interest rates

09 Jul 2021

The Reserve Bank governor's 'forward guidance' risks him not adapting to changing circumstances, or undermining his credibility.

Vital Signs: It's not the Reserve Bank's job to worry about housing prices

11 Jun 2021

The RBA shouldn't be spooked into raising interest rates, but the prospect of inflation in the next few years is an important consideration for central banks around the world.

Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Guy Debelle

Vital Signs: The RBA wants to cut unemployment, and nothing — not even soaring home prices — will stand in its way

10 May 2021

The bank's decision to focus on just one thing puts the onus on the government to take action to rein in home prices.

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