Why petrol prices affect your mortgage
The Reserve Bank has slugged homeowners with another rate rise and a recent surge in petrol prices is partly to blame.
Interest Rates
$182k salary proves Aussie dream is dead
Aussie home buyers are needing nearly double the average full time salary to be able to afford a home, devastating new research reveals.
ASX sinks following RBA rate hike
Despite the RBA hiking interest rates for the first time in five months, the ASX clawed back some of its earlier losses to finish slightly lower on Tuesday.
RBA delivers Cup Day blow with rate hike
Freshly minted RBA governor Michele Bullock has dealt borrowers fresh rate pain as the central bank grapples to tame persistent inflationary pressures.
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Miserable session for ASX investors
The Australian sharemarket had its worst day since Russia invaded Ukraine back in February, capping a miserable week for investors.
Concerning sign for next Aussie rate hike
A move by the US central bank could mean Australians are set for some mortgage pain after this week’s first rate hike in 12 years.
Major bank announces immediate rate rise
A major Aussie bank has alerted customers to an immediate rate rise following the RBA’s massive cash rate announcement.
ASX drifts lower as world awaits US Fed hike
Volumes were subdued as ASX investors waited for Wednesday night’s meeting of the US Fed and an expected 50 basis-point rate hike.
‘Collapsed’: Swift reaction to rate hike
There are warnings that the outlook for the property market is “dire”, with predictions the rate rise will spook buyers and see prices plunge.
The unlikely group rate hike will hurt
The interest rate rise will mean higher mortgages for millions of Australians, but there is another large group it could impact.
Boomer tells ‘youngsters’ to stop whinging
A man from Perth said young people impacted by the rate hike should quit their complaining because he’s had to do it tougher.
Eye-watering figure explains RBA rate hike
Startling new data has shown exactly why the Reserve Bank felt it was necessary to raise the interest rate to 0.35 per cent.
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