ECONOMICS News & Analysis

How often they accurately predict a recession, and how often they’re late to the party.

Higher interest rates are political dynamite given Australian households are amongst the world's most indebted. But the alternative is worse.

U.S. inflation data will drop tonight ahead of a big week for global central banks.

In this article we look at the economic concept of stagflation; What is it? How does it happen? And what are the chances Australia experiences it in...

Habit, selectivity bias, and groupthink.

But financial planners say investors should be devoting more of their household wealth to equities rather than property to diversity their financial...

Covid outbreak unlikely to derail Australia’s impressive economic recovery but rate rises still some way off, writes Morningstar's Gareth James.

Inflation, deflation, disinflation, and stagflation explained.

What does the global working from home experiment mean for the long-term? Morningstar analysts look at the impact on economies, real estate and the...

When covid finally subsides, pent-up demand could explode, and, as history shows, prices could follow, writes John Rekenthaler.