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ABC News · Aug 8, 2022

Economists deeply divided over Reserve Bank's likely interest rate trajectory

The major banks are deeply divided about the outlook for interest rates, and the difference is worth about $284 a month to a typical recent home buyer. So who will be right?

ABC News · Aug 8, 2022

Three of the big four banks raise variable home loan interest rates by half a point to match RBA rise

Increase puts the banks’ variable interest rates at highest in three years with Westpac and NAB yet to respond to official cash rate hike

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2022

Working from home: major Australian employers respond to latest Covid health advice

Telstra and Westpac advise staff to work from home if possible while government departments are yet to shift work settings

The Guardian - AU · Jul 20, 2022

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers warns on budget outlook, New Zealand inflation surge hints at even bigger interest rate rises

Fresh inflation figures out of New Zealand sound a warning that the worst of price and rate rises may still be yet to come, says Australia's federal Treasurer as he warns Australians to brace for next week's "confronting" budget update.

ABC News · Jul 18, 2022

Lam Duc Vu avoids jail over fake payslip scam that helped Vietnamese migrants secure home loans

A South Australian Justice of the Peace who provided false pay slips to banks in a bid to help Vietnamese migrants buy properties that they otherwise could not have secured is given a suspended sentence.

ABC News · Jul 15, 2022

Treasurer Jim Chalmers Says A Recession In Australia Is ‘Probable’ So WTF Does That Mean?

Economists predict a recession in Australia isn't near yet but it's being talked about as an increasing possibility. So what could it mean? 

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 13, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 12, 2022

Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, Westpac, NAB to raise variable mortgage rates by 0.25 per cent after RBA rate hike

All of Australia's biggest banks have lifted mortgage rates, matching the Reserve Bank's 25-basis-point increase.

ABC News · Jun 30, 2022

Consumer confidence plunges to worst level since peak of pandemic, Westpac survey shows

Experts say stretched businesses could face further pain as people cut spending and award wages rise

The Guardian - AU · Jun 15, 2022