Rates expected to stay on hold – for now
THE Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to keep the official cash rate unchanged at 4.75 per cent when it meets today.
Interest Rates
Low inflation brings homeowners joy
AUSTRALIANS can breath easy – inflation remains well outside the danger zone that would trigger a rate rise next week.
Floods ‘all but guarantee’ interest rate rise
AS Queenslanders count the cost of rising floodwaters, homeowners should prepare for the fallout.
Home loan surge won’t drive up rates
UNEXPECTED growth in the number of new home loans will have little effect on interest rates.
Slow markets tip RBA to hold on rates
THE Reserve Bank’s board has three more reasons to keep rates on hold at its meeting next month, says experts.
Reserve Bank wants spending to tighten
THE Reserve Bank has warned that consumers need to keep a lid on spending for the economy to avoid inflationary pressure.
RBA worried about Europe’s troubles
THE latest decision on interest rates appears to have been influenced by economic problems in Europe, RBA minute show.
Move your mortgage: A step-by-step guide
CHANGING mortgages can be full of hidden traps but, with good research, it’s worth the effort.
Bank reforms ‘won’t guarantee rates drop’
ASSISTANT Treasurer warns there is no guarantee interest rates will go down on the back of reforms.
Call to break from Reserve Bank
AUSTRALIA’S banks should shift interest rates independently of the Reserve Bank, NAB chief Cameron Clyne has said.
Not my role to attack banks, says Stevens
RESERVE Bank governor Glenn Stevens won’t say whether bank customers are being ripped off.
Australians cutting mates form Xmas lists
CONSUMERS are dumping mates from their Christmas gift lists to stretch their dollars further.
RBA expected to hold despite jobs growth
STRONG jobs growth and an increase in inflation predictions are not be enough to cause a rate rise today, economists say.
Interest rate rise off the radar
ANALYSTS are tipping Australia’s economic inertia could delay the next interest rate rise until March or even April next year.
How the banks rake in billions
THE big banks are pocketing at least half the size of your original home mortgage in pure profit.
Christmas rate hike is unlikely – RBA
THE Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has indicated that the cash rate is likely to stay at its current level of 4.75 per cent for the rest of the year, a parliamentary committee has heard.
RBA’s finger off rate trigger for months
THERE is likely mortgage relief ahead with rates tipped to stay on hold for at least four months.
Retailers watch TV screens fall flat
RETAILERS of flat-screen televisions are struggling to make a profit, Harvey Norman boss Gerry Harvey says.
RBA defensive on interest rate hikes
THE RBA has defended its recent interest rate rise, saying the “early, modest tightening” was a pre-emptive move to guard against future inflationary pressures.
Removing exit fees a ‘two-edged sword’
THE removal of exit fees may turn out to be only a short-term benefit to customers, as it will hurt smaller lenders over the medium term.
Banks feel pain as customers walk
ANGRY homeowners looking to dump expensive loans are turning to smaller lenders in droves.
Greens call for tighter rules for banks
BANKS would be banned from raising interest rates over the official RBA cash rate under new plans from the Greens.
ANZ goes back to ‘Bank World’
SO much for beating “Barbara” as ANZ joins Commbank in lifting rates 0.14pc beyond RBA move.
Borrowers queue up to refinance loans
HOME loan borrowers are flocking to brokers and lenders to ask about the cost of switching, as more lenders start to increase their rates.
Rates to grow in line with economy
HOUSEHOLDERS can expect more rising interest rates next year as demand forces up wages, says economists.
Big banks tipped to risk rate-rise mauling
THE three remaining big banks are expected to soon hike their rates above last week’s RBA’s official cash rate rise.
Angry customers swamp CBA’s exit line
EXTRA staff needed to deal with an exodus of angry Commonwealth customers wanting to switch home loans after rates hike.
Big Four banks move to dump exit fees
COSTLY charges are set to go following week of bank bashing and massive customer backlash.
Rates so bad they make UK look desirable
IT’S the one thing Aussies would kill for right now – a mortgage rate of less than one per cent.
CBA chief: It’s not my job to be popular
COMMBANK boss Ralph Norris is disappointed that criticism got personal after his bank’s rate rise.
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