The RBA will be happy with new job market figures showing unemployment falling to its lowest level in nine months.
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Should the RBA cut rates again in February? Opinion is divided
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22 January 2020
Major bank economists are expecting the RBA to cut interest rates to a new record-low of 1.5 per cent in February but there’s plenty of industry opposition to it.
The brakes are on Melbourne's office rental growth
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17 January 2020
Weakening business conditions and a flood of extra office space hitting the Melbourne CBD has put the brakes on our city’s office rental growth.
Banks face spike in financial hardship claims in the wake of bushfire crisis
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16 January 2020
Any bank customer that relies on tourism or farming in the bushfire-affected areas will be under some substantial pressure and it could lead to lower property prices and more defaults.
ASIC to stretch bank board crackdown to cover big listed companies
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15 January 2020
ASIC chairman James Shipton says auditors and superannuation trustees will be under more scrutiny and will face more enforcement action this year.