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The forgotten policy making the RBA’s inflation fight harder
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (327+ words) The Reserve Bank has failed to get inflation back to target for five years. But while government spending, two international wars and an economy bolstered by AI-related investment have all been blamed for inflation running too hot, there may be…...
IREN’s Roberts reckons compute will never catch up
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (165+ words) Live now: On The Call. Join now → Essential overnight intelligence. Sent first thing. Get Standup → One read. You’re across it. Get access → Get the Capital Brief app. Download → Good morning. Here’s what happened overnight and what you need to know…...
Rate cuts in 2027 are expected to stop property price falls. What if the RBA doesn’t ease?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (193+ words) Economists will be keeping a close eye on scheduled remarks from Reserve Bank deputy governor Andrew Hauser and assistant governor economic Sarah Hunter this week for clues about where interest rates are heading. Here’s what you need to know about…...
Wall Street bets on rate hike after shock jobs report
1+ week, 2+ day ago (111+ words) Good morning. Here’s what happened overnight and what you need to know today. The implied freedom of political communication has become a test of how far the High Court should reach into politics, exposing a fault line among its judges....
Unfazed by the KPMG scandal, private equity firms circle the accounting sector — Capital Brief
1+ week, 4+ day ago (256+ words) Growing political and regulatory scrutiny of the Big Four accounting firms, sparked most recently by KPMG Australia’s audit scandal, hasn’t dissuaded private equity firms from keeping an eye on the sector. If anything, it has made them even more interested…...
Economists split on RBA rate path as productivity concerns deepen
1+ week, 5+ day ago (590+ words) More news: State Street Global markets head of APAC economist Krishna Bhimavarapu said the better-than-expected GDP print, coupled with the absence of a negative surprise in upcoming August employment data, points to a high probability of a September RBA hike,…...
Treasury tells Chalmers AI won’t save productivity
1+ week, 6+ day ago (104+ words) Good morning. Here’s what happened overnight and what you need to know today. Property prices were already weakening before Labor removed negative gearing and CGT breaks, but those reforms and low confidence among first home buyers have upended the market....
‘A challenging quarter’: Productivity tipped to fall, economic growth uncertain
2+ week, 1+ day ago (255+ words) The latest economic scorecard could prove bruising reading for the government and has interest rate-watchers on high alert. Here’s what you need to know about the key economic data releases this week. When: Wednesday 2 September 2026 What to expect: The market…...
KPMG audit woes bleed into startup consultancy
2+ week, 5+ day ago (304+ words) As KPMG Australia prepared to slash its workforce amid its ongoing whistleblower scandal, another dispute erupted in public, this time involving the firm’s High Growth Ventures practice and its efforts to win startup clients. Last week, KPMG High Growth Ventures…...
The flip side of the SaaSpocalypse: Tech company growth outpaces Australian economy
2+ week, 6+ day ago (270+ words) Powerful AI coding tools like OpenAI’s Codex and Anthropic’s Claude Code have been widely depicted as threats to some of Australia’s most recognisable software companies. But the other side of the SaaSpocalypse thesis is the potential for rival startups to…...