A crucial number has landed that could decide whether the Reserve Bank will lift the cash rate again on Melbourne Cup day.
Cameron Micallef
Inflation has surged to 4.3 per cent in the year to September, above expectations, as rising fuel and building material costs bite.
Matt Mckenzie
Price growth in market services - things like hairdressing and insurance - will give the Reserve Bank a sense of how sticky inflation is in Australia's economy.
Jacob Shteyman
Greens leader David Shoebridge is making a $22bn pitch to voters, as he seeks to “replace Labor”.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Key inflation figures to be released at 11.30am will give mortgage holders a clearer idea if there will be another rate hike on Melbourne Cup day.
The Coalition has revealed how it will pay for its ambitious plan to slash income taxes, claiming it will put more money back in workers’ pockets.
A major vegetable supplier has agreed to pay $12 million in fines for allegedly fixing its prices on nine separate occasions in produce sold to Aldi.
Tom Wark
The Reserve Bank of Australia is ‘not quite yet’ done fighting inflation, says assistant governor Sarah Hunter, signalling another rate hike is likely when policymakers meet early next month.
Nasteho Said
A top-ranking EU official has explained why a $10bn-a-year deal with Brussels is about far more than just scrapping tariffs.
The Coalition is taking steps to “protect” cash, warning that the Albanese government’s cash mandate has failed to do the job.
The country’s fuel security is under renewed scrutiny after an industry expert warned “Australians should be concerned”.
William Elliott
A big four bank has blamed the Albanese Government’s changes to credit card charges for its decision to jack up interest rates paid by Visa and Mastercard users.
Ben Harvey
Wholesale electricity prices have plunged year-on-year despite record winter demand, as fossil fuels are outpaced for the first time in years.
Blair Jackson
IKEA is spreading its wings further into the suburbs with a second small-format store offering planning and collection services.
Daniel Newell
The bank of mum and dad are being warned of the massive financial hole that falling house prices could put them in.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned of softer economic growth and rising unemployment less than two weeks before a likely interest rate hike.
The bosses of mining giant BHP have faced questions over recent deaths at two mines and aired their beliefs the industry can be “fatality free”.
The former NAB boss used the Big Australian’s annual general meeting to ratchet up warnings that the country has a major problem.
Adrian Rauso
The RBA’s second in charge is warning of a “nightmare scenario” for the Australian economy that could put further pressure on mortgage holders.
Andrew Hauser said the situation in the Middle East and the outlook for inflation was looking a lot worse than feared - and suggested unemployment would have to rise.
Stephen Johnson
Aussie travellers are getting a rare break from Europe’s high prices, but the good times may not last.
Tom Richardson
A leading economist warns of a double blow to mortgage holders, with a grim rates call in November just the start of a new era.
Christopher Kent, a Reserve Bank assistant governor, has admitted unemployment has risen faster than expected as households grapple with four interest rate hikes.
Australia’s mining industry has gone from the country’s most confident to its gloomiest in just a year, with a collapse in sentiment taking a toll on Western Australia’s business outlook.
Ryan Johnson
