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Reserve Bank leaves interest rates steady
CENTRAL bank spares borrowers an interest rate rise, leaving the cash rate at 4.75 per cent in a widely expected move.
Petrol hike fuels interest rate rise
PETROL prices are tipped to jump 10 cents a litre within a fortnight, costing the average household an extra $10 a week.
Mixed signals on interest rates
NEW construction work data and the labour price index gives mixed signals for the outlook for interest rates, economists say.
Interest rates to stay on hold - RBA report
HOMEOWNERS can breath easy with the RBA indicating that rates may be on hold for some time.
Rates could rise sooner than expected
THE acceleration of the mining boom and labour market pressure could push rates higher by May.
It's uphill from here on interest rates
AUSTRALIA is still on the road to higher rates despite the RBA sticking to the sidelines at its first meeting of the year.
Inflation, flood pain keeps rates on hold
LOW inflation and floods spare borrowers a rate rise for now, but prompt warning to expect series of hikes later in the year.
Rates aren't going anywhere - experts
RELAX. The Reserve Bank board is highly unlikely to shift interest rates higher when they meet today for the first time this year.
Rates expected to stay on hold - for now
THE Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to keep the official cash rate unchanged at 4.75 per cent when it meets today.
Low inflation brings homeowners joy
AUSTRALIANS can breath easy - inflation remains well outside the danger zone that would trigger a rate rise next week.
Floods 'all but guarantee' interest rate rise
AS Queenslanders count the cost of rising floodwaters, homeowners should prepare for the fallout.
Home loan surge won't drive up rates
UNEXPECTED growth in the number of new home loans will have little effect on interest rates.
Slow markets tip RBA to hold on rates
THE Reserve Bank's board has three more reasons to keep rates on hold at its meeting next month, says experts.
Weather crisis may be a rate dampener
INTEREST rate watchers are at odds over whether Queensland's flood crisis will sway the RBA.
How high will banks raise interest rates?
WHEN will rates rise and by how much? We asked four respected rate watchers for their answer.
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Interest rate hikes looming - experts
BUSINESS reporter Rachel Hewitt asks four respected rate watchers to take a deep breath and make their 2011 predictions.
Reserve Bank wants spending to tighten
THE Reserve Bank has warned that consumers need to keep a lid on spending for the economy to avoid inflationary pressure.
RBA worried about Europe's troubles
THE latest decision on interest rates appears to have been influenced by economic problems in Europe, RBA minute show.
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CHANGING mortgages can be full of hidden traps but, with good research, it's worth the effort.
Bank reforms 'won't guarantee rates drop'
ASSISTANT Treasurer warns there is no guarantee interest rates will go down on the back of reforms.
Call to break from Reserve Bank
AUSTRALIA'S banks should shift interest rates independently of the Reserve Bank, NAB chief Cameron Clyne has said.
Not my role to attack banks, says Stevens
RESERVE Bank governor Glenn Stevens won't say whether bank customers are being ripped off.
Australians cutting mates form Xmas lists
CONSUMERS are dumping mates from their Christmas gift lists to stretch their dollars further.
Christmas cheer as rates put on hold
HOMEOWNERS spared higher mortgage repayments for at least another two months.
RBA expected to hold despite jobs growth
STRONG jobs growth and an increase in inflation predictions are not be enough to cause a rate rise today, economists say.
Interest rate rise off the radar
ANALYSTS are tipping Australia's economic inertia could delay the next interest rate rise until March or even April next year.
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$A up on US jobs news
THE Australian dollar has opened higher on better than expected US private sector employment data.
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