Will interest rates fall
Interest rates in Australia are at a 12-year high of 7.25%. This rate has held steady for the past five months with the Reserve Bank Australia (RBA) deciding against a move again when they met in early August.
Many economists and financial commentators are predicting that the RBA will cut official interest rates by 0.25% in September, bringing the rate down to 6.75%. However some others believe the RBA will not want to cause alarm by cutting the rate and therefore may hold it steady for another month before considering a cut.
Whether an official rate cill translate into lower home loan interest rates is not certain. Many banks - including ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, NAB and Westpac - have refused to commit to whether they will pass on any rate cuts to their customers. But falling mortgage approvals in the first half of this year, along with a more widespread slowing economy, may force the banks to lower home loan interest rates soon.
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