Peter Martin| The Conversation| 1 October 2019 https://theconversation.com/0-75-is-a-record-low-but-dont-think-for-a-second-the-reserve-bank-has-finished-cutting-the-cash-rate-124499 Anyone who thought that with the Reserve Bank’s cash rate now close to zero, its run of interest rate cuts was over, needs only to read the…
Jack Derwin| Business Insider| 12 August 2019 https://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-rba-is-now-considering-the-drastic-measure-of-negative-interest-rates-meaning-you-could-be-paid-to-borrow-money-from-the-bank-2019-8 Australians could soon be paid to borrow money from banks for the first time in history, as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) says it’s prepared to…
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…
Jacob 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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