Your markets briefing: the ASX, interest rates, inflation, and the global economy — the moves that set the day's agenda for Australian business and investors.
Cotality’s national index fell 1.2% in October, leaving values 6.7% below their March peak. Brisbane and Perth are now falling faster than Sydney, and sales volumes have slumped.
ABS data show the price of imports eased in the September quarter as the Strait of Hormuz gradually reopened, while export prices rose 1.4% on gas and coal. Over the year, import prices are still up 5.5%.
1 Nov 2026
ABS data show final demand producer prices up 3.6% over the year, with construction, rents and wage-driven services offsetting a sharp fall in refined fuel prices.
30 Oct 2026
Hotter-than-expected September figures, led by housing and fuel, have markets betting heavily that the RBA will lift rates on Tuesday 3 November.
29 Oct 2026
Australia added 39,500 workers in August and still posted its highest jobless rate since late 2021. A rush of new job seekers explains the paradox, and it hands the Reserve Bank the cooling it has been waiting for.
24 Sep 2026
NAB's closely watched survey has turned negative for the first time since the pandemic. This time the culprit is a cost squeeze, and it is eating into profits.
24 Sep 2026
Australia's median dwelling value makes a tidy headline. Split it by city and it describes almost no one's market, and the gaps between capitals have shifted sharply in the past year.
2 Sep 2026
