One of Australia’s largest banks says cost of living pressures are likely to ease throughout 2025, with expected rate cuts to have a “significant impact on the psyche of consumers and business”.

SYDNEY--Australian building approvals were weaker than expected in November, denting hopes of a big recovery in housing supply to meet surging immigration. The total number of dwellings approved fell ...

A 33-year-old piece of legislation in Australia is helping to spark fresh interest from private equity firms including KKR & ...

Another big bank has been slammed for a controversial fee which will see its customers slugged $2.50 for needing assistance to access their own cash.

The managers of Australia’s $4.1 trillion retirement savings pool say they are best placed to invest in banks and private ...

PwC, Deloitte, EY, and KPMG are the four biggest accounting and consulting firms in the world. These are the leaders who run ...

Mooted rate cuts this year and potential policy certainty after a federal election will spur bumper deal making in 2025, ...

Three are tipping a mid-year cut, but Commonwealth Bank is the outlier in predicting one at the first RBA meeting of the year ...

The drop or slowdown in house prices, in Australia's two biggest cities, occurred as immigration levels moderated from record-high levels. During the last financial year, 445,600 migrants moved to ...

Many New Zealanders will not realise that when one of the big four banks breaches the law ... It actually moves us ahead of Australia where these issues have been dealt with in an unhelpfully ...

Predictions of big interest rate cuts in 2024 proved far too optimistic. Will 2025 bring relief for Aussie borrowers or will ...

What is the outlook of the ASX 200 index banks like Westpac, ANZ Bank, and CBA? We explain why the stocks rose and what to ...