Finance

Australia's economy rose 0.3 per cent in the September quarter, according to new ABS data.

Figures show that the cost of retirement has increased significantly over the last 20 years.

ANZ has become the third of the big four banks to push back its forecast for when the Reserve Bank will begin cutting interest rates.

Any suggestion that Wednesday's better-than-expected inflation figures could lead to an early interest rate cut has been well and truly dispelled by RBA Governor Michele Bullock.

For many shoppers, Black Friday sales are all about striking the best deals and saving money, with 58 per cent of Australians planning to participate this year.

Tracy Hall thought she'd fallen head over heels in love. Instead, she'd fallen for a scam which would cost her entire life savings.

But there's still one key figure that will be keeping the Reserve Bank away from an interest rate cut.

Australia's banking regulator has resisted calls to lower the serviceability buffer for new mortgages.

ANZ has joined the Commonwealth Bank and NAB in cutting its variable interest rates - but there's a catch.

Australians could have to wait even longer than expected for the Reserve Bank to finally cut interest rates.

Australians are being forced to dish out more of their income than ever before to meet their basic housing payments.

The decision impacts the 3.2 million Australians who have a mortgage on their own home and has flow-on effects across the entire economy.

The Albanese government says it will mandate that businesses must accept cash for essential items from 2026 while expanding on its plan to phase out cheques.

"Today's cut means a reduction of $126 on monthly repayments, which is a substantial sized reduction in lieu of an RBA rate cut."

New data has revealed Australians could be set to snap up some of the best property bargains in years.

There are signs of weakness creeping into the jobs market in what could be good news for Aussies hoping for a cash rate cut.

Spending rose ever so slightly in October, driven in part by ticket sales for major events.

Digital only banks, known as 'neo banks' are shaking up the industry, and one of the major players has just hit a new milestone.

Voter dissatisfaction with high inflation was crucial in sending Donald Trump back to the White House, but he could be about to send it soaring once again.

The value of cryptocurrency Bitcoin has surged to an all-time high on the back of Donald Trump's US election victory.

It comes even as the ATO collected a record amount of income tax from large corporations.

Commonwealth Bank has revised its prediction that mortgage holders will be treated to a pre-Christmas interest rate cut.

Despite the good news, an interest rate cut is unlikely to follow.

The number of building companies showing signs of financial distress is up 31 per cent in just the last six months.

The offer hasn't been extended to everyone – only borrowers considered to be low-risk are eligible for the new lower rate, while rates have increased for high-risk customers.

More than a million Australians are yet to lodge their tax return and are at risk of being fined, with the deadline only a week away.

The four entities that make up the Harrolds Group were placed into liquidation at the start of October.

It predicts that in wealthy countries global inflation will fall to two per cent - the target range - by next year.

A new report has compared affordability here to the rest of the world. It's predictably grim reading.

The fees cost shoppers hundreds of millions of dollars every year, so why do they even exist in the first place?

And it could soon be in use all over the nation, according to one expert.

Recent rate hikes may not be to blame for higher rents, the RBA says.

Ten million Australians have a full-time job for the first time in the nation's history.

Customers, employees and even family and friends are dobbing in dodgy businesses.

The iconic biscuits cost more in Australia than they do in the UK, but the supermarkets claim they're not to blame.

The cautious messaging highlights the uncertainty facing the economy – and the central bank as it decides what to do with the cash rate.

Long weekend prices are biting drivers. One comment threatened to make it worse.

Millions are better off, but a major international body says a total overhaul would be better for the country.

The treasurer today announced a $15.8 billion budget surplus in a final economic update for the previous fiscal year.

Recent figures from Bloomberg's Billionaire Index show Zuckerberg has grown his personal fortune by a whopping $US73.4 billion in 2024.

The debate surrounding negative gearing and capital gains tax has reignited as a federal election looms.

The data also revealed that 45 per cent of Sydney service stations are staying in the top end of the petrol price cycle for longer, and are charging the maximum prices possible.

"My concern with the proposals that have been put forward from time to time about negative gearing is that they won't have a positive impact on supply."

EnergyAustralia has been fined $14 million by the Federal Court for misleading hundreds of thousands of consumers about electricity prices.

The beleaguered gaming company has secured a $200 million lifeline from to help it through financial challenges.

Just days after they were taken to court over allegedly misleading discounts, a government-funded report has found Woolworths and Coles are far from the best-value supermarket in Australia.

Struggling university student Megan Guy and a friend approached Amanda Bardwell for answers at Woolworths Warrawong in the NSW Illawarra region.

Inflation is now within the Reserve Bank's target range - but mortgage holders are still unlikely to see relief just yet.

After losing her son, Rhys, to the illegal scheme, Jennifer is pleading for the sealed section to be made public.

Negative gearing is looming as a political flashpoint after the PM didn't rule out changes to generous property tax concessions.