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Rates rise again 3.75%

Dec 2 09 12:11 PM EST

Official interest rates have risen again, this time by 25 basis points. The pre-Christmas interest rate rise is set to add $50 a month on a $300,000...
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RBA lifts official rates to 3.50%

Nov 3 09 1:35 PM EST

The Reserve Bank lifts official interest rates again, by 25 bsis points.
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Personal loans not included in rate cuts

Oct 28 09 10:03 AM EST

Personal loans have experienced interest rate rises, while home loans were falling, according to data from Infochoice.
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November rate hike revised down

Oct 27 09 10:59 AM EST

Predicted rate rises in November have been revised down and financial markets now predict a rate hike of 25 basis points.
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RBA set to raise rates sharply

Oct 21 09 11:46 AM EST

Financial markets are now tipping a rise of 50 basis points to official rates in November.
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Do home owners expect rate rises?

Oct 19 09 3:32 PM EST

The assistant governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Philip Lowe, says home owners know rates are at historically low levels and have been enjoyin...
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Melbourne Cup rate rise prediction

Oct 16 09 10:14 AM EST

Financial markets are bracing for a 0.5 per cent increase on November 3, adding more than $100 per month to a $400,000 mortgage loan.
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Consumer confidence on the rise

Oct 15 09 10:40 AM EST

Consumer confidence is pushing higher with stronger economy figures and rising job advertisements helping the cause.
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RBA confident of economic improvement

Oct 12 09 11:50 AM EST

In a move that dismayed borrowers but cheered up savers, the official cash rate in Australia was lifted by 25 basis points to 3.25% last week.
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Banks review mortgage rates

Oct 7 09 10:31 AM EST

Following yesterdays official rate rise from the RBA, none of the banks have moved to lift mortgage rates yet, but experts say it's only a matter of t...
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RBA hikes up official cash rate

Oct 6 09 1:34 PM EST

The Reserve Bank of Australia has lifted officials interest rates to 3.25 per cent.
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Property markets will suffer from rate rises

Oct 5 09 12:21 PM EST

Rising interest rates could spell trouble for the property markets according to some industry insiders.
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Stimulus packages not the cause of rate rises, says Swan

Oct 1 09 1:53 PM EST

Treasurer Wayne Swan is insisting that government stimulus packages are necessary.
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