Daniel Newell

Homeowners face an anxious wait to see if the Reserve Bank will keep interest rates on hold or turn the screws and deliver one more hike to keep the inflation dragon at bay.

Daniel Newell has almost 20 years' experience in print and digital journalism. His career started with roles as a senior reporter in Geraldton and an editor in Kalgoorlie. He spent eight years as deputy editor of a suite of 11 newspapers in the UK before returning to WA where he has mostly worked with WestBusiness.

Homeowners have breathed a sigh of relief after the Reserve Bank kept interest rates on hold, but noted risks of a hike remain as inflation stays high and war in the Middle East rages on.

We're mid-way through the first big week of reporting season, and today we ramp up the action with a full-year report from Australia's biggest mortgage lender.

We’re mid-way through the first big week of reporting season, and today we ramp up the action with a full-year report from Australia’s biggest mortgage lender.

There were bumper profits yesterday but also warnings about the housing market and the state of the economy.

There were bumper profits yesterday but also warnings about the housing market and the state of the economy.

Northern Star Resources has added more firepower to its under-siege board, appointing former Wesfarmers executive and BHP director Terry Bowen to its ranks.

Telstra boss Vicky Brady has copped a more than $600,000 penalty for an outage in July that left up to 25 million people without phone coverage.

The local benchmark S&P/ ASX 200 index ended Wednesday's session up 109 points, or 1.7 per cent to 6449.7. NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi