Business
The economy
Can a brutalist redesign counter the scourge of empty offices?
Landlords across the country have seen the value of their office towers plummet by around 23 per cent, on average, over the last two years.
- by Simon Johanson
Latest
Albanese’s love affair with the big end of town is on the rocks
High inflation, elevated interest rates and a cost-of-living crisis have spawned a competition in Canberra over which party can produce the most populist policies. Now business is fighting back.
- by Elizabeth Knight
The reclusive billionaire who just became China’s richest person
Pony Ma once embodied China’s ruling class of exorbitantly wealthy tech moguls before a Beijing crackdown hit his fortune. Now he is back on top.
- by Diana Li and Filipe Pacheco
Opinion
Interest rates
The world is on edge as the Fed gets set for its biggest decision in decades
Uncertainty is in the air as the US Federal Reserve gets set to make its interest rates announcement.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Property prices
Our unending housing crisis will never get fixed without a lot more thought and effort
The cost-of-living crisis will pass, but the housing crisis will continue to get worse, unless our politicians – federal, state and local – try a lot harder.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Global economy
Europe’s elites in a panic over economic death spiral
Europe’s next great error is already in the making as its economic problems deepen.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
RBA will cut rates six months after rest of world: Macquarie boss
Shemara Wikramanayake says Australian inflation is six months behind countries where rates have already been cut, but the economy is stronger in other areas.
- by Penry Buckley
Apartment slump spoiling efforts to boost housing supply
Developers and financiers are apprehensive about starting projects, with pre-sales extremely slow and projects for the most part financially unfeasible.
- by Simon Johanson
Opinion
Australian economy
Economists get things wrong – a lot. There’s one glaring problem
It starts with our 17 and 18-year-olds, but flows through to our toughest decisions. Here’s how we change the game.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
Gambling
Can we lose our gambling addiction without crashing the economy? You bet
Australia has a gambling problem unmatched by other countries. So why won’t the politicians stop enabling our bad habits?
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
US Votes 2024
The $53 trillion shadow hanging over the US election
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have each rolled out reckless plans that will add to one of America’s biggest problems.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz