Neither a pandemic nor interest rate rises: can anything dent the Australian housing market? | Greg Jericho
The entire political focus over the past 40 years has been to keep house prices from falling, or even abating
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The entire political focus over the past 40 years has been to keep house prices from falling, or even abating
The cuts are already baked into the RBA’s forecasts and economists say there is little point looking at alternatives
When retail spending surges, the Reserve Bank can be tempted to raise interest rates – but analysing the economy requires an understanding of what is happening in the real world.
This week’s data newsletter also looks at the effect of record immigration on Australia and the use of text on Vogue magazine covers
It’s hard to get excited about Myefo figures when median earnings fell, stage-three tax cuts remain sacrosanct and there are no new measures to relieve cost-of-living pressures