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Ashleigh Pullin and James Mashiter are looking to buy their first home but have found properties are getting more competitive and expensive.
INTEREST RATES
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Australian retail sales barely grew for a fourth straight month in May, bolstering the case for another rate cut.
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One of the big four isn't waiting around to see if a cut is, as expected, on the way.
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Struggling mortgage holders may have to wait a little longer for interest rate relief, a big four bank’s economist warns.
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EQ managing director Warren Hogan has called for the RBA to cut the cash rate by 35 basis points at its July meeting.
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Mortgage holders urged to check repayment settings as millions miss out on potential savings (Nine News)
Millions of households are being urged to check their mortgage repayments, with just one of the big four banks automatically reducing direct debit amounts in li…
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Cheap money isn’t coming back. Bigger deficits, the energy transition and investment in AI mean the cost of borrowing will be higher in the years ahead.
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While core inflation edged up slightly in April, one industry expert believes the modest increase is unlikely to be a cause for alarm for the RBA.
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What do you get if you combine an interest rate cut – and the possibility for several more – with a crisis-level housing shortage?
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The Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest interest rate cut has given Aussie homeowner’s plenty of reason to rejoice.
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The Reserve Bank has outlined three global trade scenarios — one of which it believes could see unemployment in Australia rise to 6 per cent.
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Interest rates have fallen below 4 per cent for the first time in two years.
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