Last week, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released dwelling approval data, which revealed that only 166,200 dwellings were approved in the year to August, which is 73,800 (31%) below ...

Freelancer CEO Matt Barrie was interviewed by the Equity Mates podcast, where he argued that “Australia has all the resources and potential to be the wealthiest country in the world”.

David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The ...

Brent crude oil prices have risen 10% to $78/bbl since Tuesday as the market reassesses the risk of disruptions to oil production in the Middle East following Tuesday’s strikes on Israel. Under ...

To protect banks’ NIM, PBoC governor Pan said lending and deposit rates will be cut symmetrically by 20-25bp. We estimate a cut of such magnitude would benefit corporates and free some capacity ...

It drives up the cost of renting, making it harder for first home buyers to save a housing deposit. It drives up house prices, pushing home ownership further out of reach. Sadly, our political ...

For years, MacroBusiness has argued that Australia’s productivity has been stifled through “capital shallowing”, which occurs when infrastructure and business investment fail to keep pace ...

Australia’s auction market has stalled, indicating that both Melbourne and Sydney could soon experience falling prices. Last weekend’s final national auction clearance rate of 60.6% was the lowest of ...

David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The ...

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman ...

Independent economist Tarric Brooker posted the following chart on Twitter (X), showing net internal migration in the year to ...