Fleming Financial Planning

07/10/2026

House prices slide for a sixth straight month. Rising interest rates expected to push the fall even further.

Four interest rate rises and changes to tax concessions wiped 1.1 per cent off residential values in the past month. Use our searchable table to check your area.

06/10/2026

Inflation back at 4%, a day after the RBA's rate rise - may be more interest rate rises on the horizon

Australia’s annual inflation rate rose to 4.0% in August, driven by higher housing and fuel costs, a day after the Reserve Bank raised the cash rate to 4.60%.

24/09/2026

ASX payouts rebound with $40 billion dividend distribution.

The vast majority of the bumper payout – the third-largest on record and the first increase in three years – is expected to help prop up the local sharemarket.

21/09/2026

New US Fed Chair Kevin Warsh defies Trump with unanimous rate increase, curb inflation.

Rates were hiked in a unanimous decision despite fierce opposition from President Donald Trump, who had called for a cut.

17/09/2026

Strong jobs data lifts the odds of a September Fed hike.

Financial market coverage by the UBS CIO House View. The US economy added substantially more jobs than expected in August, strengthening the case for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

15/09/2026

While investors are bracing for a fourth interest rate rise from the RBA this year, it is good news for those headed overseas.

13/09/2026

Federal government offers $78 million incentive to get older Australians into a Trade qualification

06/09/2026

Netherlands pulls its gold out of the US and Canada amid fears of 'geopolitical unrest'

The central bank of the Netherlands has moved dozens of tonnes of its gold out of the United States and Canada to boost the country's "crisis preparedness" amid "increasing geopolitical unrest".

04/09/2026

Ozempic demand fuels Sigma's profit jump. Chemist Warehouse owner grew profit 22.3% to $732.3 million on GLP-1 drug sales, which management expects to keep driving growth well beyond weight loss alone.

Australia's biggest pharmacy chain is growing sales and its global network as weight-loss drugs underpin new waves of revenue.

03/09/2026

Half of trainees never finish their apprenticeship

New research shows apprenticeships are declining, and about half drop out before completing their four years.