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Market Wrap: Banks around the world set to raise rates as inflation soars

All eyes will be on central banks this week as markets braces for the fallout of hefty rate-rise announcements around the globe - including Australia.

The New Daily

If there's a double interest rate rise this week, more borrowers become 'mortgage prisoners'

As banks impose tougher lending standards and interest rate hikes drive property prices down, more Australians who borrowed at the height of the pandemic housing boom will find themselves in a mortgage trap, unable to refinance.

ABC News

Former Reserve Bank economist suggests Greens push for interest rate freeze is nonsensical

Greens senator Nick McKim says homeowners took on massive debt believing rates wouldn’t rise before 2024 and are now getting ‘smashed’

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Michael Pascoe: Employees may be paying the price for being ‘meek’ and ‘loyal’

Employees are increasingly switching jobs to boost there wages. There is another option that could help get you a pay rise.

The New Daily

Australians abandon buying first home as loan costs outweigh property price drops

Reserve Bank is expected to again lift the cash rate, extending the most rapid spate of rises since 1994

The Guardian - AU

RBA’s search for inflation sweet spot tipped to raise interest rates to 2.35 per cent

Households are staring down yet another mortgage bill hike next week, with the Reserve Bank set to pass through its fifth interest rate hike in a row.

The New Daily

The stage three tax cuts are a pile of garbage, and everybody knows it

Anthony Albanese could learn a thing or two from Bob Hawke, who walked back tax cuts promised ahead of the 1983 election

The Guardian - AU

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Market wrap: Australian house prices to fall further as earnings season enters home stretch

Woodside, Link Administration and St Barbara will report their June-half earnings this week. Meanwhile, house prices are set for further falls.

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Business is on a hiding to nothing at the jobs summit

Australia’s businesses and their leaders will show up at this week’s Jobs and Skills Summit with one thing in mind – give us more workers.

The New Daily

Going Once, Going Twice, Massive Return! Analyst Sees Double Digit Upside For This Auction House

While Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc (NYSE: RBA) is not a large cap stock, it has seen 39.6% gains in the past six months and has extremely strong support along the $50 levels.

Benzinga

Michael Pascoe: Which way is up for our economy? Or is it down?

Keep an ear out for the various experts who were forecasting harder and faster interest rate hikes by the RBA. I suspect they might be going a little quiet.

The New Daily

Where do the RBA and economists now stand on wages growth?

Decision makers are torn between wanting to lift wages for fairness and consumption, and wanting to keep wages down to control inflation.

The New Daily

Real wages are shrinking as profits are soaring. But are most businesses really raking it in?

Workers are getting a record low share of Australia's national income, while company profits surge. But is it just a temporary phenomenon caused by the commodities boom or a deeper structural crisis in our economy?

ABC News

Mortgage borrowers and renters told to brace for big financial hit by December

The full budget impact of the second most aggressive interest rate hiking cycle in the Reserve Bank's history is still months from being felt by millions of households.

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Premium real estate leads regional house price fall as ANZ tips 18 per cent nationwide property slump

Australia's housing market is set to drop 18 per cent, according to one major bank, and new data shows regional areas are joining Sydney and Melbourne in the slide.

The Guardian - AU

Why is the Reserve Bank of Australia exploring digital currency options?

The RBA is looking into the idea of a central bank digital currency as cryptocurrencies continue to gain popularity

The New Daily

‘Greater insight’: ABS unveils monthly inflation reports as cost-of-living crisis bites

Households and the Reserve Bank will get a much closer look into when soaring inflation peaks later this year with monthly price reports coming.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: RBA jawbone has done its job with consumers

Consumer sentiment normally has a political bias – voters for the government of the day survey more optimistically than those supporting the opposition.

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The Guardian - AU

Trillions of dollars at risk because central banks’ climate models not up to scratch

Climate research finds modelling used cannot predict localised extreme weather, leading to poor estimations of risk

The Guardian - AU

ACTU pushes for caps on energy bills and a windfall tax on corporate profits ahead of jobs summit

Report proposes big changes to Australian economy including giving workers more clout to bargain for better pay

Al Jazeera

Australia’s central bank launches digital currency pilot

Reserve Bank of Australia says year-long trial will explore “innovative use cases and business models” for currency.

ABC News

Reserve Bank to trial digital currency in 'limited-scale pilot' scheme

The Reserve Bank of Australia will trial its own digital currency as part of a research project to evaluate the future of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) in Australia.

ABC News

Economists deeply divided over Reserve Bank's likely interest rate trajectory

The major banks are deeply divided about the outlook for interest rates, and the difference is worth about $284 a month to a typical recent home buyer. So who will be right?

ABC News

No mortgage? Here's why you should still pay attention to interest rate rises

Those with mortgages are facing another hike to their monthly payments after the RBA's latest decision, but what does a rise in interest rates mean for the rest of us?

AAP

Mortgage holders 'doing it tough': survey

More than a quarter of Australian mortgage holders have seen their home loan repayments lift by more than six per cent, according to new industry research.

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