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Published 08/9/2009
The Reserve Bank have again left interest rates on hold at their meeting this month so we can all enjoy historically low variable interest rates for the immediate future.
In a recent survey...
Published 09/10/2009
Another month goes by and it still seems that every minute of the day we are being bombarded by what interest rates may or may not do in the near or distant future.
At this month’s me...
Published 10/19/2009
Well, it had to happen sooner or later, although this was still somewhat unexpected by many. The Reserve Bank decided to lift variable interest rates by 0.25%. This will be quickly passed on to all ...
Published 11/16/2009
Another month goes by and the Reserve Bank has lifted the official interest rate by 25 basis points - marking the fourth time in a row it has altered rates on Melbourne Cup day. The market had expec...
Published 12/5/2009
The Reserve Bank met this month and I’m sure you’ve heard that they raised rates by another 0.25%. This was generally as expected as they tend to have several quick rises in a row for sh...
Published 01/29/2010
The Reserve Bank of Australia do not meet in January, therefore the interest rates remain as they did in December 2009.It was stated last year that the Australian economy would stumble and decline in ...
Published 02/18/2010
As we saw from this month, it just goes to show that no-one other than the Reserve Bank really know what is going on with rates. Almost every forecaster, finance commentator and anyone with an inter...
Published 03/16/2010
In a move that was probably expected at this time of the year, the Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to put interest rates up by 0.25% and we didn’t have to wait long before the banks pass...
Published 04/10/2010
As largely expected the RBA have increased interest rates by a further 0.25%. This has quickly been passed on by most lenders.
As I have stated many times before nobody likes interest rate ...
Published 05/15/2010
The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates this month again, due to the Australian economy recovering.
Understandably it is sometimes hard to view a rate rise as a positive factor when you...
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