Money Matters
Australia’s economic pulse is sending mixed signals as the job market, long a pillar of post-pandemic resilience, is beginning to show signs of softening. In July 2025, the unemployment rate…
In late July 2025, Australia’s stock market experienced a puzzling paradox. Despite surprisingly strong domestic retail data and a sharp slowdown in inflation—both of which typically support equities—the ASX fell,…
Data flash — FY 2024-25 league table Fund/Benchmark 12-month return* Equity weight (listed) Unlisted assets Fee (bps) AMP MySuper 1980s 12.9 %amp.com.au 73 % 8 % 62 CFS FirstChoice 1975-79…
Scene-setter—futures screaming “cut” Traders are treating next Monday’s Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board meeting as little more than a formality. 30-Day Interbank Cash-Rate Futures for the July contract were…