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RBA leaves cash rate on hold
THE Reserve Bank has left the official cash rate on hold at 2.0 per cent, but renters could soon be slugged with increases.
Interest rates won’t go much lower
LENDERS are continuing to drop their home loan interest rates — without any prodding from the RBA — but this is why they are unlikely to go much lower.
Is another rate cut on the cards?
THE Reserve Bank will keep a close watch on China’s stock markets and the Greek debt crisis to assess whether further rate cuts are needed.
Are high house prices here to stay?
WITH more Aussies struggling to buy their first home, experts have a scary prediction about what will finally bring property prices under control.
Reserve keeps rates on hold
THE Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the official cash rate on hold at two per cent — and it’s likely to stay put until the end of the year.
Rates ‘appropriate’ at 2%, RBA says
THE RBA will keep a close watch on the economy in the coming months to assess whether more interest rate cuts are needed.
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