Financial Review

BYD’s new fully electric hatchback is one of the most affordable cars on the road, but nothing about it feels bargain-basement. ebx.sh/w4nnPx

We are about to find out if our stewards of monetary and fiscal policy are willing to administer the interest rate and spending medicine needed to cut inflation. ebx.sh/l3tStg

More countries are likely to look to the response of these two countries and seek their leadership. ebx.sh/5Ukal3

The Auckland-headquartered, Australian-listed dairy products manufacturer said it would voluntarily recall batches of product exported to the US last year. ebx.sh/IiFDnU

Heith Mackay-Cruise announced he would step down after a major shareholder called for his removal. The move puts the billionaire family’s allies in control. ebx.sh/kbcvUt

After a few difficult years, gym and fitness club operators are expanding quickly. But intense competition for space and customers is hurting earnings. ebx.sh/29skFE

For all the discussion about economic resilience during the Iran crisis, we don’t have all that much of it. Especially when it comes to energy and fiscal firepower. ebx.sh/Ku6mrD

For decades Cochlear, CSL and ResMed could do no wrong. Those days are over, and a battery of issues has investors increasingly sceptical about their prospects. ebx.sh/TklafC

The artificial intelligence train looks unstoppable. But the legendary investor and his long-time lieutenant, Greg Abel, are waiting for the casino to shut. ebx.sh/qUQ1T1

Jess Wilson’s ability to attack Labor’s debt problem will be hampered by the fact she can’t say who she plans to task with finding the cash if she wins the election. ebx.sh/YGkzL5

The drawbacks in this Sydney apartment were clear to everyone. But there was one key reason the purchasers chased this property hard. ebx.sh/hG6nvY

Social media, universities and de-radicalisation will be focus of future royal commission hearings after lived experience of antisemitism and Bondi preparedness. ebx.sh/Qj6uzw

The retailer behind the Platypus and Hype DC shoe chains said share trading by its chief executive Daniel Agostinelli last year was under scrutiny. ebx.sh/3Xlf7N

Polls show Reform UK, the right-wing populist party, is poised to end the dominance of Labour and the Conservatives in council elections across Britain. ebx.sh/ButCW6

Cash earnings in the business and private banking division jumped by 12.3 per cent, but the lender is seeing signs of stress. ebx.sh/cNtA2Z

Hayden Beamish left money on the table when he exited the hyped AI company. But he’s made plenty of winning bets on commodities, REA Group and JB Hi-Fi. ebx.sh/9nVSMV

Voluntary redundancies are sought from thousands of workers after the federal government went on a hiring spree that threatens to blow out its wages bill. ebx.sh/66Xkyy

Income tax bracket creep has cost taxpayers thousands since the Albanese government came to office four years ago, new analysis by the federal opposition shows. ebx.sh/Wz9je3

The Albanese government plans to transition investors to a new capital gains tax regime through a hybrid grandfathering system. ebx.sh/14TJnG

Price rise fears will not stop the West Australian treasurer from delivering new cost-of-living assistance for households this week. ebx.sh/6lZeoC