Peter Hannam

ABS reveals robust labour market as jobless rate drops from 4.1% to 3.9%, its lowest since March

The jobless rate in October was 4.1%, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics

The biggest uncertainty – for shares, inflation and rates – is whether the president-elect acts on promises such as hefty tariffs, and how soon

Australia’s annual inflation sinks to 2.8%, the lowest rate in more than three years, increasing chance of rate relief

Australian miner paying ‘massive bonuses’ for ‘steamrolling ahead with an outdated and unacceptably risky coal growth strategy’, activists say

The RBA’s chief economist says expected price rises appear to be sliding back towards long term norms – and that’s good news for actual prices

Unemployment rate in September was 4.1% – making it unlikely the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates this year

Superpower Institute says analysis of Queensland, NSW and Victorian sites shows need for independent reporting of greenhouse gas emissions

‘The RBA’s decision to maintain its restrictive policy stance in the near-term is appropriate,’ fund says in latest assessment report

Vast majority of borrowers servicing their debts but arrears could grow if economy slows more than expected, bank says

Lowest CPI rate in three years but Reserve Bank will wait for more sustained drop before cutting interest rates

Amid rising costs and a lack of productivity in the construction sector, some say relaxing building standards could help. But others aren’t convinced

ABS figures show employers added 47,500 positions last month, above forecasts

Oversupply and deflation are spooking markets, while falling demand for coal and iron ore threatens to further hamper anaemic Australian growth

In announcing the strategy, climate minister Chris Bowen also took a swipe at the ‘climate inactivism’ of critics of the nascent industry

We hear about the ‘weakest growth in decades’ and being ‘smashed’ by the RBA, but positive tidings abound – if you want to look for them

June quarter GDP expanded by 1% from a year earlier, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said – slightly above forecasts

Michele Bullock keeps telling us productivity is flatlining. How it changes may well determine if the Reserve Bank will tolerate wage rises beyond 3%

Shareholders and customers of ANZ, Westpac and NAB are bound to demand their banks do the same, expert says

Australia’s consumer price index rose in the June quarter in line with economists’ forecasts