Peter Martin| The Conversation| 9 August 2019 https://theconversation.com/rba-update-governor-lowe-points-to-even-lower-rates-121690 Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has said two things about unemployment in the past few weeks. Together, they lead to an inescapable conclusion. The first was in…
Read MoreJacob Passy| Market Watch| 13 August 2019 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-danish-bank-is-offering-mortgages-with-negative-interest-rates-why-you-shouldnt-wish-for-that-to-happen-in-the-us-2019-08-12 It’s safe to say that mortgage rates have never been lower in Denmark. In fact, they’re now negative. Denmark’s Jyske Bank , is now offering a 10-year…
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Stephen Letts | ABC | 3 July 2019 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-03/what-the-rate-cuts-mean-for-you/11273500?section=business Who said Australia’s big four banks run an oligopoly? Key points: The big banks have passed on between 80-88 per cent of the two RBA rate…
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David Ross| Domain | 27 June 2019 https://www.domain.com.au/money-markets/why-your-credit-score-is-going-to-change-on-july-1-852970/ Lenders are set to learn a lot more about borrowers from July 1, with banks required to share more data on applicants than ever before. The full…
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Chanticleer| Australian Financial Review| 28 March 2019 https://www.afr.com/chanticleer/how-banks-made-their-case-on-credit-culture-in-hong-kong-20190328-p518nk Hong Kong | There’s nothing like a trip overseas to remind you of Australia’s place on the world stage. But at the Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference…
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Kevin Davis| The Conversation| 25 March 2019 https://theconversation.com/sam-and-the-honest-broker-why-commissioner-hayne-wants-mortgage-brokers-to-charge-fees-114071 The Royal Commission recommendation that mortgage broker commissions, currently paid by lenders, should be replaced by up-front fees paid by borrowers, has been controversial to say the…
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Cait Kelly| 27 March 2019| The New Daily https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2019/03/27/property-sold-before-auction/ As property prices continue to fall across the country, houses and apartments are increasingly being sold before auction, industry figures say. Nervous vendors are being met…
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Michael Janda| ABC Online| 4 December 2018 The Reserve Bank has left official interest rates on hold at a record low 1.5 per cent for the 26th consecutive RBA board meeting. Key points: Interest rates…
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Isabelle Lane| The New Daily| 7 August 2018 https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2018/08/07/out-of-cycle-rate-hikes-predicted/ The big four banks are expected to raise mortgage rates despite the Reserve Bank decision to keep the official cash rate steady. The RBA announced on Tuesday the official…
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