Auction super weekends hit by virus concerns
New bans are likely to cause prices and the number of new homes coming on the market to tumble.
RBA
RBA has acted, now for Stimulus 2.0
The Reserve Bank has done exactly what it needed to do. Now it is over to the federal government.
RBA starts QE with $5bn bonds purchase
The RBA bought $5bn of government bonds, marking the first instance of unconventional monetary policy in Australia.
Economy faces ‘difficult period’
Financial institutions face ‘real pressure’ in an unprecedented economic environment, according to CBA chief Matt Comyn.
RBA acts in ‘extraordinary times’
Banks will be flushed with $105bn in cheap cash as RBA pledges to do ‘whatever necessary’ to shield businesses, households.
Major hit, big job losses ahead: RBA
Australia is facing ‘a major hit to economic activity and incomes that will last for a number of months’, Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe said.
RBA, government on same page
CBA’s move on Thursday to slash its lending rate to small businesses by 100 basis points took other banks by surprise.
Welcome relief, but more needed
The RBA and federal government have made an admirable start to the necessary coronavirus recovery packages.
Home loans: to fix, or not to fix?
Should home loan borrowers fix? That depends if you think you can ‘beat the bank’.
CBA cuts interest rates, ups term deposits
CBA was the first of the big four banks to update the market on its home loan rates following the RBA’s decision.
Bank profits tipped to slide
Analysts say big banks will take a profit hit from RBA interest slashing, lining up retirees for a potential triple hit.
Day of the dinosaur can’t be our future
Forget the dinosaurs in the central banks, our politicians have to start planning for a different future.
Banks quick to cut rates amid levy fears
Banks announced the 25-basis-point cut would flow through to borrowers quickly after CEOs were phoned by the Treasurer.
Rate cut just won’t help economy
The dumb decision by the RBA to cut interest rates highlights central banks’ overweighted concern with financial markets.
Housing developers cheers RBA rate cut
The residential property industry remains vulnerable with consumer confidence an issue.
Savers to suffer as RBA cuts cash rate
It might be oxygen for the sharemarket, but the latest rate cut is going to hang savers and older Australians out to dry.
ASX lifts as RBA cuts
Despite the lift on Tuesday, the index remains 10.5 per cent lower from its recent record high.
Banks jump to pass on RBA rate cut
Banks move quickly to cut home loans within minutes of the RBA slashing the official cash rate to a record low.
RBA sticks to the script with rate cut
The RBA has kicked off what’s anticipated to be a global round of interest rate moves with a widely expected cut of 0.25 percentage points.
Central bankers to the rescue
Growing expectations of a co-ordinated central bank response sparked a bounce in Australian shares, the dollar and bond yields.
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