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By treating labour like a durable capital stock, Australia is legislating its workforce into the same rigid corner as its housing market.

Allegra Spender's windfall tax idea would blunt price signals at exactly the moment you need them the most.

The Iran war won't cause inflation unless central banks let it.

Domestic inflation never came close to target during the RBA's easing cycle, and just like cockroaches, it's back again.

Australia is obsessed with taxing the supposed villains of the housing market while ignoring the restrictive zoning laws that actually lock people out.

Australia's latest high-speed rail dream is a fast track to fiscal ruin.

Sam Altman's analogy comparing training AI to raising a child tells you more about his business strategy than OpenAI's energy use.

The US Supreme court may have struck down Trump's tariffs, but don't expect them to go away.

From running too tight to cutting too early, the Reserve Bank of Australia keeps making the same monetary mistake.

Japan's ruling party won a supermajority promising massive stimulus and tax cuts, but the yen's slide to near all-time lows suggests markets are sceptical the debt math works.