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Rates put first home buyers at risk: RBA

Reserve Bank deputy governor Michele Bullock has told a Brisbane audience recent first home buyers are most at risk of default in the face of rising rates.

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Extra half billion dollars in fuel cuts could have gone to critical health shortages

Unspent Covid funds that could have brought critical medical staff into the country will instead provide a continued discount for the use of the roads, and have no real impact on inflation.

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ANZ predicts cash rate above 3 pct in 2022

ANZ is forecasting the cash rate will hit 3.35 per cent for November, a prediction that's the most hawkish of the big four banks.

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View from The Hill: Chalmers warns he'll deliver bad news in parliament's first week

The first week of the new parliament will contain some depressing news, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday softening up the community to expect a “confronting” statement on the economy.

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New Zealand inflation hits 7.3%, the highest rate since 1990

Pain for households as consumers price index for June quarter exceeds forecasts and more interest rate rises loom

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Inequality has worsened and the budget is shot, so means test everything

Casuals with no access to sick leave obviously need to be looked after by the government, but everyone else should be told to look after themselves.

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Michael Pascoe: ‘Everyone’ was wrong about wages – and they may be again

Workers don’t think their boss is open to giving a fat pay increase, writes Michael Pascoe. Fears of a a wage-price spiral are well overblown.

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‘Secret weapon’: Female jobs boom drives COVID recovery as unemployment rate falls

Women have emerged as a “secret weapon” driving Australia’s world leading COVID recovery, with a huge rise in female jobs easing labour shortages.

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A recession is not inevitable in Australia – and certainly not necessary

The level of inflation we have and its causes do not require a recession to reduce them. Such talk is foolish

The Guardian - AU

The Reserve Bank can look across to New Zealand for a hint on Australia's economic future

New Zealand is about six months ahead of Australia in its moves to bring down inflation, so is looking across the ditch a glance into our future?

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Where to earn the highest rates on your savings

The top 10 savings accounts offer a chance to earn decent returns on cash deposits – especially if you are happy to make the move to a new bank.

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Interest rate rises push household finances towards pandemic lows, confidence plunges

Australians are still spending record amounts of money, but surveys show that could change quickly as interest rate rises send consumer confidence towards pandemic lows.

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Meremere v Normandale – the suburbs turning the house price tables

Ahead of this week's anticipated interest rates hike, we discover which sunny suburbs are hardest hit by the property slump – and which ones are bucking the trend.

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How to haggle with lenders to get the best home loan deal

Three rate rises in three months – it's a tough ask for home owners, but it is possible to ease the financial pain. Here's how to land a better deal.

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The Loop: Daniel Johns avoids jail, cargo ship crew rescued, Boris Johnson faces leadership questions, banks pass on rate rise

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Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, NAB and Wespac to lift variable mortgage rates by half a percentage point

All of the big four banks will pass on the Reserve Bank's latest interest rate rise to home loan customers in full — but not all savers.

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Michael Pascoe: Australian official briefed foreign power against RBA

While all eyes were on the Reserve Bank on Tuesday, an extraordinary story in the weekend press seems to have slipped by without notice.

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CBA, ANZ raise their interest rate levels

ANZ has followed Commonwealth Bank in raising mortgage rates following the central bank's decision to lift the cash rate to 1.35 per cent.

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Rates rise to 1.35% – and there's no stopping now the RBA's on a mission to whip inflation

There was no suprise in the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia lifting interest rates at its July meeting. The only question was by how much.

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Cost-of-living crisis will get worse before it gets better: Jim Chalmers

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has conceded the cost-of-living crisis will get worse before it gets better after the RBA hiked interest rates by 50 basis points.

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Interest rate decision: RBA raises cash rate by half a percentage point to 1.35 per cent — as it happened

The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced a cash rate increase of 50 basis points as it seeks to curb inflation — as it happened.

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ASX notches up two-day winning streak after RBA's double interest rate hike

Australian shares rise for a second straight day as the Reserve Bank lifts interest rates for a third straight month in a desperate attempt to bring inflation down.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Sydney braces for more flooding, interest rates tipped to rise, six die in US parade shooting

Tuesday: A double whammy of interest rate rises expected over next two months. Plus: Winston Churchill’s ‘magnificently idiotic’ platypus quest

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Why are interest rates going up? What does inflation have to do with the Reserve Bank’s decision?

Interest rates have just risen, again. But do you understand why? Here's everything you need to know.

The Guardian - AU

Homeowners warned to expect at least two further rate hikes as repayments soar

Cash rate predicted to rise again in August as the RBA attempts to bring down rising inflation

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