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How high will interest rates go?
The RBA lifted the cash rate to 1.85% in early August 2022. The increase comes a few weeks after Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe told the Australian Strategic Business Forum that “…we’re going through a process now of steadily increasing interest rates, and there’s more of that to come.
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The RBA Board has left the official cash rate on hold for the 26th consecutive month at 1.50 per cent.
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National Bank announced today that it will not change its Standard Variable home loan rate from 5.24% p.a.
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Westpac Bank will increase variable interest rates for both residential owner occupied and investment loans, despite the RBA keeping the cash rate on hold for the past two years at 1.5%.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia has yet again left the official cash rate on hold at 1.5 per cent.
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The RBA has kept the cash rate on hold for the 22nd consecutive board meeting at a historical low of 1.5 per cent. At this point in time it is expected interest rates will remain on hold well into 2019.
... read moreCash rate remains at 1.50% and lending polices are expected to further tighten
The RBA has again left interest rates on hold at the historical low of 1.50%. There has been no changes to the cash rate since August 2016. However over the past few weeks out of cycle rate hikes by the major banks and second tier lenders have made front page headlines. These interest rate increases ranged from negligible increases to owner occupied loans to smacking investors and those whose loans feature interest only repayments with some significant increases.
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