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The federal government has announced plans to change the way debts are indexed. But it may not help students over the long term.
The Federal Reserve doesn’t appear eager to cut rates.
New Zealand’s history of inflation, recessions and unemployment offer clues to what might happen next. Coupled with global events, the outlook is not promising.
Australia’s inflation rate has halved, but it’s falling more slowly than it was, and previous high inflation is set to push up student debt.
In this podcast, we're joined by independent economist Chris Richardson to discuss the upcoming budget and Australia's economic outlook.
Next month’s budget is an opportunity for the government to move beyond its ‘I feel your pain’ rhetoric to a HomeKeeper-style policy for this particular group of temporarily squeezed Australians.
Raising interest rates can’t stop Japan’s currency from sinking to a record low.
A gap has opened up between inflation in the US compared to other regions like Europe and China.
Voters, city council and even local business leaders have tried to raise the city’s minimum wage, but face pushback from the state legislature in Harrisburg.
Turkey’s central bank has raised interest rates in a much-needed reversal from years of unorthodox economic policy.
Cafe owners have tried to keep prices low but are being squeezed out by tight margins.
The Albanese government in its yearly submission to the Annual Wage Review will argue that real wages of low paid workers should not go backwards.
Poorer countries will be hit hardest, as a new study shows.
Nigeria’s sudden and total removal of fuel subsidies was not the best strategy to use.
Factors pushing inflation rates downwards in other parts of the world are achieving the exact opposite result in Nigeria.
More than 6 million people have fled Venezuela seeking better living conditions – now they are boosting economic growth in their host countries.
Africa’s largest economy is in crisis, and unrest is growing.
Keeping an eye out for where you can boost your savings or reduce expenses when times are tough can improve your financial wellbeing.
The real question in the minds of many economists is what the trend in inflation will be going forward, and when interest rates will begin to fall and bring relief to Canadians.
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Associate Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University
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Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Senior Lecturer, Research School of Economics, and Research Associate, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Economics, Pace University
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Lecturer in Economics, Monash University
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Associate Professor in Economics, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Economics | Freelance Consultant, Sheffield Hallam University
