Finally, an interest rate reprieve – but a ceasefire in the Middle East doesn’t have the RBA popping champagne yet
Governor Michele Bullock delivers a strong message after the Reserve Bank holds the cash rate at 4.35%, ending a run of three rises
ATO outsource call centre workers paid 40% less than public service peers, Fair Work submission claims
In lead-up to ‘same job, same pay’ hearings, former call centre worker Nathan Brunne says pay gap is structural and widens at senior levels
Brent crude falls to three-month low below $80 as Iranian oil tankers ‘resume shipping’ – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Retail giants join UK government drive to boost ‘plug-in’ balcony solar panels
Asda, Amazon and B&Q among retailers in talks to sell devices that feed into household sockets and can cut electricity bills by 30% Spanish homes save €10 a month via renewables expansion
Thames Water nationalisation moves closer as government objects to rescue deal
Environment secretary raises concerns that customers would face ‘undue burden’ from £10bn plan
Fujitsu chair resigns after ‘woman-related inappropriate conduct’
Japanese technology company at centre of Post Office IT scandal is negotiating settlement with UK government over faulty software
Paramount rejected ad criticizing its owners and Warner Bros acquisition
Rejected citing ‘conflict of interest’, the ad took aim at Trump allies David Ellison, Paramount Skydance chief, and his billionaire father, Larry Ellison
US student debt repayment system is being overhauled – here’s what to know
Borrowers face stricter payment timelines after Biden-era Save repayment plan was ended by Donald Trump
Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high … of 1%
Country acts amid Iran war inflation pressures, but US Fed and Bank of England expected to hold rates
Kingsmill owner cleared to create UK’s biggest bread brand with Hovis takeover
ABF’s bakeries arm would be likely to exit the market entirely if the deal did not proceed, CMA finds
RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank holds official cash rate at 4.35%
Reserve Bank of Australia decision on Tuesday comes after three consecutive cash rate hikes this year
EV prices in UK and EU not likely to dive due to Chinese rivalry, says Xpeng boss
Brian Gu says he sees Chinese car firms competing on quality rather than launching price war as at home
Starmer vows new sanctions on Russia and nuclear energy support for Ukraine
G7 told ‘we will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes’, with Russia’s finance networks and shadow fleet targeted
Oil prices hit three-month low and markets reach record high amid Iran deal breakthrough
Donald Trump posts ‘Let the oil flow’ as US-Iran peace deal sparks immediate drop for Brent crude
Canada eliminates human rights watchdog that oversees companies operating abroad
Mark Carney says Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise office hasn’t been ‘effective’ since its 2019 setup