Iron ore spot markets rose for a second session on Monday, helped by further gains in Chinese steel prices. The price for 58% fines rose to the highest level since September 2017. The price discount to the benchmark and 65% fines also narrowed to multi-year lows. ...

There haven't been many headlines about housing affordability in Australia over the past year. Most have been dominated by bearish price forecasts. More »     

Inflation in emerging markets (EM) is set to remain subdued this year, according to Morgan Stanley. The bank says there are two structural and two cyclical factors that underpin this view. More »     

Global stocks have stormed higher this year with the MSCI All World Index up close to 10%. The Index still remains nearly 10% below the record high set in January last year. More »     

The RBA's concern about Australia's housing market downturn spilling over into other parts of the economy appears to be growing. At its February meeting, it noted that: "if prices were to fall much further, consumption could be weaker than forecast, which would re...