Australia Briefing: dodging the tough election questions
Fiscal Dodge: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and his opponent Jim Chalmers avoided laying out a path to fiscal repair in their pre-election debate, suggesting central bank interest-rate hikes alone will have to rein in inflation. The pair were repeatedly asked about spending cuts and tax rises at yesterday’s event, questions both successfully danced around. NAB Beats: National Australia Bank’s first-half profit topped estimates … Read more