RBA ‘comfortable’ with current rate levels
THE Reserve Bank left rates on hold in August saying the existing level was appropriate for the time being.
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CBA tipped to move on interest rates
THE nation’s biggest bank warns it could raise rates independently of the RBA after conceding its margins were struggling.
RBA outlook hints at interest rates pause
RBA sticks to forecasts for strong growth, but much depends on mining projects and private spending.
Relief for home owners as RBA holds fire
THE Reserve Bank has left its official interest rate at 4.5 per cent on hold for a third straight month.
RBA can give us a rate-rise holiday
GLENN Stevens can take a holiday – the Reserve Bank Governor won’t need to raise rates next week.
Killer rate rise to hit marginal seats
RBA expected to raise rates to contain price rises – two issues Labor has identified as being of critical importance in marginals.
‘Election won’t stop us raising rates’
INTEREST rates could go up in the middle of the election campaign, the Reserve Bank warns.
Inflation holds rates key – Reserve Bank
THE Reserve Bank is waiting for key inflation data before it decides what to do with rates next month.
Unchanged rate may kill savings returns
THE era of unusually high interest rates on savings accounts might be at an end, an analyst warns.
Labor runs risk of election rate rise
RBA chief’s warning over inflation may pose problems for Prime Minister during campaign.
Financial relief as rates likely to hold
THE first decision on official interest rates since Julia Gillard became PM will be taken tomorrow.
Global woes to keep rates steady in July
Economists are tipping the Reserve Bank to leave monetary policy unchanged next Tuesday.
Odds on Reserve Bank cutting rates
FALTERING recovery and retail slump put pressure on bank to give economy a boost next week.
Big banks set to cut mortgage rate deals
MAJOR banks could cut mortgage discounts offered to soften the blow of increased funding costs.
Borrowers face tougher mortgage test
LENDERS tighten the screws by lifting the size of rate rises customers must show they can handle.
Housing market cools after fever pitch
REAL estate prices across Australia finally begin to steady after record sales earlier this year.
CPI, Europe the keys to next rate move
Another rate rise could be a couple of months away, as the RBA waits for the CPI and Europe to move first.
The first good news on interest rates
STRESSED home-owners could be the winners of a daring attempt to take on the major banks.
EU debt fears held rates steady – RBA
UNCERTAINTY over the European debt crisis prompted the Reserve Bank to leave the cash rate on hold.
Aussies cautious after rate rises – RBA
RECENT interest rate rises have made households more cautious in their borrowing behaviour, the Reserve Bank says.
Interest rates relief for next few months
MORTGAGE and business borrowers appear to have been handed a reprieve on interest rates until at least August.
Reserve Bank keeps interest rates steady
HOMEOWNERS spared a rate hike as global market turmoil forces RBA to hold steady.
RBA tipped to hold rates steady
RISING interest rates have taken the edge off credit demand, including housing loans – the mainstay of borrowing in the past year.
Coles owner Wesfarmers urges rate hold
RETAIL and mining giant Wesfarmers wants the Reserve Bank board to put on hold another interest rate rise when it meets tomorrow.
Rates won’t move in June, say economists
RESERVE Bank to give borrowers a breather next week as questions remain over economy.
Interest rates to nudge double digits
IF the Federal Budget projections come into effect, homeowners should brace for further pain.
Rates and home values to fall – experts
PROPERTY prices and interest rates might not rise much more this year, experts have predicted.
Westpac’s Kelly expects pause on rates
WESTPAC chief executive Gail Kelly says she expects a pause in the Reserve Bank’s cash rate movements in the months ahead.
Housing dream now a nightmare
MORE than 90,000 first-home buyers could be forced to sell as they’re caught by fast-rising rates.
Economists tip rates ‘pause’ next month
RATES are now at “average levels” says RBA, and homeowners might get breathing space next month.
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