Let's get practical. This is where the highest rates are for savers

The range of banks offering rates of 5% or higher to savers is widening. We reveal your options

Global markets are a-changin’

Dambisa Moyo identifies three major trends that will determine winners and losers in financial markets

Breakfast briefing: Trump backs down on strikes against Iran's power system

Trump chickening out on Iran strategy; US data soft; EU sentiment dives; moderates start to win again in Europe; UST 10yr at 4.34%; gold down further; oil dips; AU$1 = 70.1 USc

Macbank is killing it

Macquarie is gobbling up market share in both the mortgage market, and the household deposit market, forcing most others into a defensive shoring up of their offers. It's competition at its best, with consumers winning

RBA’s hawkish language on inflation signals more tightening ahead

If you really want to understand the latest RBA rate hike, Sophia Rodrigues offers a savvy independent analysis of the drivers behind it, and looks ahead

Households can handle global shocks, and interest rate pain: RBA

The Reserve Bank says the financial system is still "resilient" and that the vast majority of households will be able to weather the interest rate hikes. But it warns on over-reliance of our China trade links

Pushing on up past 5%

Not only are term deposit rate offers up over 5% now, one bank is offering them for a less than a one year TD commitment

Rates up again

The Australian central bank has doubled up with another 25 bps cash rate target hike to 4.1%, reversing most of of its cuts over the past year

When the new higher variable mortgage rates will change

Most of the big five banks have said they will pass on the RBA's rate hike in full to borrowers with variable home loans. But there are differences from when that will apply - and they will take a touch longer to pass it on this time

Is the stablecoin economy structurally sound?

Neha Narula thinks more oversight is needed before stablecoin technology becomes critical financial infrastructure

Are we facing an AI nightmare?

Raghuram Rajan considers whether the future with AI is one of widespread job losses - and how governments are likely to respond

ANZ jumps the gun

One big bank pushes through a rise in its variable home loan rate, ahead of the expected Tuesday RBA review

Allegra Spender's brave tax plan

A Teal MP's plan for a significant package of budget-neutral tax reforms to the personal tax system to better reward hard work, build prosperity, and ensure more people "can build financial security and a decent life for themselves"

The ground shifts faster as sudden new inflation threats become real

Westpac is part of a growing group of analysts to revise their view of RBA policy: 25bp hikes in both March and May expected. Single hike still possible but not their base case

Five percent rates arrive

Three banks including a major raise term deposit rates, and one challenger bank cracks the 5% barrier as the fight extends for household deposit funding

A fifteen year high

While everyone else is fixated on the sharp falls in equity prices, we look at bond yields, and they have their own sharp responses

Why wait?

If you are on a variable home loan rate, you can lock in a similar rate now by moving to a one year fixed rate and avoid the next upcoming RBA rate hike. We show the possible savings