Michael Janda

Commonwealth Bank customers reported problems with electronic transfers from their accounts, while stock markets digest the latest US tariff developments — as it happened.

What if there was a way to build 12 per cent more homes a year with no extra construction workers? Economists say there might be.

The Reserve Bank has cut interest rates amid greater confidence that the inflation battle is won, and will remain won, even if borrowing rates fall further from here.

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Economists continue to forecast a rate cut when the Reserve Bank meets in just under three weeks. The US posted a record trade deficit for March ahead of the imposition of tariffs. Here's how the session unfolded on our markets blog.

The major parties are working hard to keep Australian house prices at record highs, but a moderate fall in values may be just what Australia's economy needs in the long-term.

Australian stocks have posted their biggest one-day gain in five years after Donald Trump paused the implementation of his latest round of tariffs, sending Wall Street on its biggest bounce since the global financial crisis.

Australian shares give back most of the previous session's gains, with the All Ords dropping 1.9pc as China reacts to Donald Trump's tariffs coming into force.

The Australian dollar has its biggest fall since 2008 and hits lows not seen since the depths of the COVID pandemic — levels that otherwise have not been seen since early 2003.

The current market sell-offs similarities to the global financial crisis are uncanny and unnerving.