Trend dashing hopes of rate relief
Household spending continues to rise on interest-rate cuts. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard Australian households are showing signs…
Australian first-home buyers shrugging off RBA rate cuts
Her approach demonstrates the balancing act many new borrowers face: Building buffers while managing lifestyle and cashflow. Borrower…
Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, NAB, ANZ reveal interest rate predictions ahead of imminent RBA decision
Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, NAB and ANZ expect the RBA will hold the cash rate steady at its September…
RBA preview: Markets in unison, but 2025 is stacked with surprises
NAB has taken things further by pushing its forecast for the RBA’s next rate cut to May 2026,…
Grim rates call after ‘weak’ new data
Falls in full-time work were offset by rises in part-time employment. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard Australia’s “very…
Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, NAB, ANZ reveal RBA interest rate prediction following ‘weak’ jobs data
The RBA will announce its cash rate decision on September 30, with banks expecting it will be a…
Why rates are falling before the Fed meeting
Mortgage rates continue a substantial decline. According to Zillow, the current 30-year mortgage rate is 6.12%, down eight…
Japan faces record 7 trillion baht debt repayment, straining fiscal capacity
Japan’s ballooning debt burden pushed the yield on new 10-year government bonds to 1.62% on Tuesday, the highest…
‘Setting the market on fire’
TJ Jeyadevan recently bought a property in Sydney and said he had seen the market heat up following…
Bidding wars push Australian property prices skyward
In Austral, southwest of Sydney, a 253-square-metre home recently sold for $1.275 million – a suburb record and…
Queensland’s ‘extreme’ house price growth expected to continue amid new laws
Experts say south-east Queensland’s “extreme rate” of property price growth is unlikely to be affected by new seller…
Group of Aussies drowning in debt
Aussies’ overall debt levels have hit a record high. Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw Australian first-home buyers are…