24 Nov 2022
While current high inflation came as ‘a shock’ its pressure could get ‘more variable’, the central bank has warned.
12 Dec 2023
Over one-third of investors and home owners have indicated they are not prepared for interest rates to remain at current ...
8 Dec 2022
The major banks have announced changes to interest rates following the central bank’s most recent rate rise of 25 bps.
9 Feb 2023
The central bank’s February 25-bp cash rate hike has started flowing through to the first major banks.
13 Sep 2022
All four major banks plus Macquarie, Bendigo, Adelaide and ING will pass on last week’s 50-bp rate hike.
2 Jun 2020
The central bank has been urged to consider further cuts to the cash rate in the wake of the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis
2 May 2023
The official cash rate has been hiked to 3.85 per cent, the highest level since 2012.
14 Feb 2023
The big four banks will face annual parliamentary scrutiny as part of a new review.
6 Dec 2022
It is highly likely another 25-bp hike is ‘coming down the chimney’ today, major bank economists have suggested.
7 Feb 2023
Australia’s central bank has confirmed a cash rate hike to start 2023, as sundry economists had expected.
17 Jun 2022
The US central bank has opted for its largest interest rate hike in almost 30 years, in an effort to squash surging inflation
3 Nov 2022
The RBA’s November cash-rate increase to 2.85 per cent is flowing through to more Australian bank interest rates this ...
25 Jan 2023
To what extent is gambling affecting loan repayments? That’s “a really good question,” said anti-gambling campaigner, the ...
17 Jul 2023
There is still significant uncertainty regarding the movements of interest rates around the world, according to Commonwealth ...
11 Apr 2023
The competition watchdog is prioritising compliance and enforcement activities to improve open banking data, particularly ...
16 Aug 2023
Despite consistent growth in regional housing values over the past five months, the impact of rising interest rates is ...
12 Jul 2023
Australian households begin to feel the impact of consecutive interest rate hikes.
23 Jan 2023
While the drop in employment growth is expected to weigh on the RBA’s policy deliberations for February, next week’s ...
19 Mar 2018
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9 Dec 2022
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Good stuff! Now when are they going to have a chat to the Banks about their fabulously low fixed interest rates which automatically revert to the standard variable interest rate at the end of the fix...
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Most people understand the concept of a home loan with the reverse mortgage special conditions being applied. Cannot see the vast number of seniors having the will or understanding for this product. I.....interest rates, some borrowers who commenced at 9-9.5% are now being charged 6.7%. It goes both ways...
I dont know of any bank that has lifted their reverse mortgage interest rates out of line with any RBA movements. What the hell are they talking about?...