Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump are having a sit-down meeting at last. Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank will feel the heat over last week's unemployment spike.
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Jennifer Duke is the associate editor for Capital Brief. She is a Walkley Award winning journalist with more than a decade's experience, specialising in economics, business and finance. She has worked for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age as economics correspondent and as a business journalist.
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Anthony Albanese is returning to the US for the second time in weeks, as the thorny question of China trade looms over his first sit-down with Donald Trump.
The ASX 200 surged past 9,000 today as a surprise rise in unemployment fuelled bets on a November rate cut. But should markets be in such good shape?
Labor's backdown on super tax — despite its thumping majority — has sparked questions about just how serious it is about long-term reform.
Fund manager Geoff Wilson, who has led a campaign against the taxation of unrealised gains on high-value super accounts, told Capital Brief the changes are "very pleasing".
Joblessness is tipped to hit 4.3%, and the Reserve Bank's top officials will have a chance to send fresh signals to rate watchers.
Andrew Hastie's departure adds to a growing group of conservatives sitting restlessly on Sussan Ley's backbench.
The central bank will be centre stage as a host of regulators appear at Senate Estimates at a time when rising property prices are again in focus.
Michele Bullock isn’t giving clues on where rates are going, leaving economists split on whether the Reserve Bank’s next move is a cut, a pause or a hike.
The RBA's interest rate decision headlines the week in economic data, but for many observers they key question is whether a November cut is still on the cards.
From pharma tariffs to sudden foreign policy reversals, Donald Trump has kept both allies and foes guessing this week. Uncertainty is the only reliable constant.
Trump’s pharmaceutical tariffs threaten a $2 billion export industry and test Australia’s resolve to defend its Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Economist Saul Eslake, a key critic of the GST carve-up, says he supports the scope of the review, arguing it should be enough to justify overturning the WA deal.
Anthony Albanese won't sit down with Donald Trump in New York after all. He now faces questions on trade, AUKUS and just how healthy the US alliance is.
The Reserve Bank governor Michelle Bullock will also appear before a committee in Parliament, but it will likely be overshadowed by events abroad.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is finally set to meet US President Donald Trump. Securing AUKUS and sidestepping drama will top his agenda.
The Institute of Public Affairs says that without a significant course correction, the dominance of large corporates will come at the expense of entrepreneurs.
A collective of top universities representing a fifth of Australia's R&D want the Productivity Commission to go harder on its AI recommendations.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ wellbeing framework was meant to reshape how we think about progress. But shifting economic priorities are leaving it on the sidelines.
Many central banks will meet this week but the most critical decision sits with the Fed.
The dumping of Jacinta Nampijinpa Price could yet spark a move on Sussan Ley’s leadership. But why would anyone want the job right now?
Economists are losing confidence the RBA will deliver multiple rate cuts over 2025 and 2026, with some warning the cycle may end after just one more.
Veteran fund manager Geoff Wilson pushed attendees of the Economic Reform Roundtable to raise Labor's proposed super tax, as the prime minister reportedly mulls tweaks to the plan.
International turbulence is set to dominate the week ahead for economy-watchers.
The government's strategy to secure a soft landing hinges on the private sector taking over from the public sector in powering the economy forward. What happens next?
