Fresh fear of rate hikes as inflation jumps
Households could be served with another rate hike before the end of the year as surging petrol prices push inflation higher.
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Bad news coming for interest rates
There’s bad news ahead for interest rates in the US but there’s a sign Australia may just escape the rates onslaught.
Aussie city’s rent crisis laid bare
Despite positive figures on paper, people in one Australian city are feeling the pinch from soaring rents and massive mortgages – and things are tipped to get worse.
Fight looms over wild jobs promise
Employers and unions are at odds over a new jobs target after the government announced major changes to how Aussies work.
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Cash rate won’t budge in 2016
A RECORD-low cash rate is here to stay in 2016, good news for households who will be able to pay debt off quicker.
Why borrowers are fixing interest rates
MORTGAGE customers are turning to fixed rate loans for the first time in years, but experts warn there are factors to consider before locking rates in.
RBA leaves rates to ‘chill out’
WHEN Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens invites you over for board meeting and chill, and he actually means chill.
‘365 days of Christmas’ for borrowers
AUSSIES can expect to see no RBA cash rate moves until 2017, helping borrowers cull debt while doing little for savers. But hot deals are still up for grabs.
Low interest rates the ‘new normal’
AUSTRALIANS should expect lower home loan rates to be “the new normal” and stay well below the 50-year average of about seven per cent.
‘We should just chill out’
AUSTRALIA is headed for a scorching Christmas, but man who controls your mortgage repayments is keeping it cool as ice.
Mortgage rate hikes continue
OWNER occupiers are continuing to be hit by rising interest rates, as more banks follow the big four and increase their costs to borrow.
Confusion on what is a good rate
HOME loan deals are a dog’s breakfast as the gap widens on the different interest rates each borrower is paying. Here’s how you can tell if it’s a good deal.
Time running out to cut credit debt
CONSUMERS fed up with being by gouged by exorbitant credit card interest rates have only a short time left to take action.
Banks’ balancing act fails
BIG banks are lifting their shareholders’ dividend payments while slugging borrowers with interest rate rises. But claim they’re balancing the needs of both.
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