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Why so few of us fix interest rates at the right time
In the past month or so, the window to lock in ultra-cheap mortgage interest rates for the next few years may well have closed, as more banks have jacked up fixed rates.
Clancy Yeates writes on business specialising in financial services. Clancy is based in our Sydney newsroom.
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