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‘It’s coming’: Small businesses brace for power bill shock

‘It’s coming’: Small businesses brace for power bill shock

Hairdressers and other heavy electricity users, who are already struggling to recover from the pandemic, are bracing for their next challenge: higher power bills.

  • by Jessica Yun

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World’s central banks got it wrong, and economies pay the price

World’s central banks got it wrong, and economies pay the price

Even after central banks recognised they got their inflation calls wrong last year, they’ve continued to flub their policy guidance, roiling markets and threatening greater damage to their credibility.

  • by Enda Curran
‘Strong action was warranted’: Fed attacks inflation with largest rate hike since 1994

‘Strong action was warranted’: Fed attacks inflation with largest rate hike since 1994

The US Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by three-quarters of a point and signalled more large rate increases to come.

  • by Christopher Rugaber
Yes, minimum wage rises can hurt jobs, but not this one

Yes, minimum wage rises can hurt jobs, but not this one

The only path to sustainable real wages growth is a sustained improvement in the productivity of our workforce.

  • by Jessica Irvine
‘Tip over the edge’: 5.2% wage rise hard to absorb, employers argue

‘Tip over the edge’: 5.2% wage rise hard to absorb, employers argue

Employer groups believe the new minimum wage rate will add further fuel to an economy already at risk of overheating.

  • by Jessica Yun
The threat of Europe breaking apart is rising as old ghosts emerge
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The threat of Europe breaking apart is rising as old ghosts emerge

Remember Grexit and Quitaly? The prospect of Italy and Greece exiting the EU has returned as the European Central Bank ramps up the fight against inflation.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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What’s stagflation, and what would it mean for you?
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What’s stagflation, and what would it mean for you?

Big in the ’70s and ’80s, talk of stagflation has reared its head again. What is it, and are we heading for a new era of it?

  • by Clancy Yeates
On high alert: Markets a sea of red as they wait for the big reveal

On high alert: Markets a sea of red as they wait for the big reveal

With markets in turmoil, a critical moment for investors looms at this week’s Fed meeting.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Shock US inflation a rude reality check for already shaken markets
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Shock US inflation a rude reality check for already shaken markets

The Federal Reserve Board meets this week against the backdrop of a shock increase in inflation late on Friday, leaving chair Jerome Powell little choice but to raise rates for the third time this year.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
‘We have got to open up quickly’: Business leader Leigh Clifford warns of skills crisis

‘We have got to open up quickly’: Business leader Leigh Clifford warns of skills crisis

Former Qantas chairman and Rio Tinto chief executive Leigh Clifford has been made a companion of the Order of Australia. In receiving the honour, he added his voice to the many business leaders calling out for a boost to immigration.

  • by Lachlan Abbott
It’s not easy but new treasurer must come up with some solution to nation’s problems

It’s not easy but new treasurer must come up with some solution to nation’s problems

Labor is now in government, not in opposition. It cannot merely point out the nation’s problems, it has to find solutions too.

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