👤 Patrick Commins Economics editor

7 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
7
2026-09-11 – 2026-10-22
Claims per article
19
134 extracted in total
Hedged claims
11%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,568
characters
Writes for The Guardian.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Economy/Business
100%
Most-tagged topics
RBAAustraliaReserve BankAustraliansthe Reserve BankABSAMPANZ

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
1 scored article; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.27 (leans left).

More from this journalist

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2026-09-28 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
Further interest rate hikes could ‘devastate’ property market without easing unaffordability
5 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-21 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
More Australians will be dying than being born in 40 years as major report predicts future of lower growth
5 outlets covered this event
2026-10-01 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
Australia at risk from major global financial shock, Reserve Bank warns
3 outlets covered this event
2026-09-30 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
Inflation leaps to 4% stoking fears of fifth interest rate hike before Christmas
3 outlets covered this event
2026-09-17 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
IMF urges Australian government to cut spending as another interest rate hike looms
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-22 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
Economy set to worsen, with higher unemployment and weaker growth on the way, Jim Chalmers reveals
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-11 · The Guardian
Australian fuel prices set to rise by 30c as global markets react to ‘deadly cocktail’
🔮 Fuel prices are on track to climb a further 20-30 cents per litre over the coming weeks, after the escalating Middle East conflict pushed the global oil price to its highest since mid-May. assertive
2026-09-17 · The Guardian
IMF urges Australian government to cut spending as another interest rate hike looms
🔮 The International Monetary Fund has called on Australia’s federal and state governments to cut spending as it warns the Reserve Bank may have to hike interest rates further to get price pressures back under control. assertive
2026-09-21 · The Guardian
More Australians will be dying than being born in 40 years as major report predicts future of lower growth
🔮 There will be more Australians dying than being born in 40 years’ time, according to the government’s latest intergenerational report, which lays bare the fundamental challenges of managing an ageing population at a time of rapid change and lower economic growth. assertive
2026-09-28 · The Guardian
Further interest rate hikes could ‘devastate’ property market without easing unaffordability
🔮 Two or even three more Reserve Bank interest rate hikes would be “devastating” for the property market but still leave housing more unaffordable than ever as higher borrowing costs trump lower prices, experts say. assertive
2026-09-30 · The Guardian
Inflation leaps to 4% stoking fears of fifth interest rate hike before Christmas
🔮 Inflation has jumped to 4% in the year to August, from 3.5%, as Jim Chalmers was again forced to defend Labor’s economic management amid fears the Reserve Bank will need to hike interest rates again before Christmas. assertive
2026-10-01 · The Guardian
Australia at risk from major global financial shock, Reserve Bank warns
🔮 The Reserve Bank says households are well placed to weather the twin storm of rising interest rates and plunging property prices, but warned that Australia would not be immune to a sudden collapse of the global AI investment boom. mixed
2026-10-22 · The Guardian
Economy set to worsen, with higher unemployment and weaker growth on the way, Jim Chalmers reveals
🔮 Jim Chalmers has revealed December’s mid-year budget update will project weaker growth and higher unemployment, as economists warn of a difficult six months ahead for the Australian economy. assertive
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