Wayne Cole

Australia inflation lower than feared, lessens rate hike risk

August 25, 2021 at 4:12 a.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian inflation was surprisingly tame last quarter showing a moderation that greatly lessened the pressure for a hike in interest rates this year and sent the local...

Canny Australians build a bulwark out of housing debt

November 4, 2021 at 1:39 a.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The adage "safe as houses" has been an oxymoron since the global financial crisis. But it still has a resonance for Australians who use their homes as...

Canny Australians build a bulwark out of housing debt

May 14, 2019 at 5:54 a.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The adage "safe as houses" has been an oxymoron since the global financial crisis. But it still has a resonance for Australians who use their homes as...

Australians’ urge to shop, build and buy homes a boon for jobs

August 25, 2021 at 3:48 a.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Job losses in manufacturing have dominated Australian headlines -- 350 at BP , 180 at Philip Morris , 300 at Boeing in the past month alone --...

China currency liberalization to be a ‘seismic event’: Australia

August 25, 2021 at 3:21 a.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - China realizing its ambitions to internationalize the yuan is likely to be a "seismic event" for global markets, leading to large capital flows and perhaps a new...

Australia jobs surge in salve to unemployment fears

November 4, 2021 at 1:18 a.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's jobless rate surged by the most in 13 months in February while firms added full-time workers at the fastest pace in three years, a major surprise...

Australia jobs surge in salve to unemployment fears

December 23, 2018 at 10:26 p.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's jobless rate surged by the most in 13 months in February while firms added full-time workers at the fastest pace in three years, a major surprise...

G20 growth pledge easier in the making than the execution

November 4, 2021 at 1:11 a.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Group of 20's proposal to lift economic activity by 2 percent over the next five years has so many holes in it, there's no wonder it...

G20 growth pledge easier in the making than the execution

December 23, 2018 at 10:05 p.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Group of 20's proposal to lift economic activity by 2 percent over the next five years has so many holes in it, there's no wonder it...

U.S. leads pushback against emerging market angst at G20

November 4, 2021 at 1:09 a.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The world's rich nations pushed back on Friday against emerging market complaints about the spillover effects of their monetary policies, saying they had to get their own...

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