New car sales halve in largest ever monthly decline
New car sales fell by 48.5% in April compared to the same period last year, as the economic fallout from COVID-19 deepens.
May 05, 2020
Is the RBA going to change rates today?
After holding the cash rate steady in April, Australia's central bank meets today to discuss the possibility of a rate change.
May 05, 2020
April job ads halve in record-breaking plunge
With non-essential services shut down in April, ANZ job ads fell 53%, to be down 62.2% year on year.
May 04, 2020
Coronavirus sees $7 billion worth of loan repayments deferred
Australians experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 have deferred $6.8 billion business, mortgage and other loan repayments.
May 04, 2020
Will fintechs survive the coronavirus era?
With a recession looming and economists split as to its length, how will the fintech sector cope?
May 04, 2020
Commbank starts reducing customers' home loan repayments to the minimum
Commonwealth Bank has started to automatically reduce home loan repayments for eligible customers to the minimum amount.
May 01, 2020
Coronavirus sees personal credit hit 12-year low while business credit spikes
Personal credit growth declined 1.4% in March, the steepest monthly fall since the global financial crisis in November 2008.
April 30, 2020
Inflation rises 0.3%, largest annual increase since 2014
Australia's rate of inflation has risen by 0.3%, taking annual inflation to 2.2% for the March quarter.
April 29, 2020
NAB: Coronavirus impact could see house prices drop 30%
A worst-case COVID-19 scenario could see Australian house prices decline by a cumulative 30%, NAB research shows.
April 28, 2020
Westpac: RBA cash rate to remain unchanged until 2023
Australia's cash rate will hold at 0.25% for at least three years, according to economists at Westpac.
April 24, 2020
