Congrats to our May Winner – Madushika wins a $500 Good Guys gift voucher! We appreciate your feedback, that’s why each month we give our customers who have recently settled a loan the chance to go in the competition to win a small thank-you gift. This month’s winner is Madushika, and they’ve won a $500 […]
Following ten consecutive rate rises, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today decided to hold the official cash rate at 3.60%. Today’s decision was spurred by turmoil in global banking markets and the monthly CPI indicator showing local inflation had eased last month.
It’s the ultimate property conundrum – buy or rent? The answer is: it depends. Annoying, right? But don’t be discouraged. It’s not an impossible question to answer. It just means the key factors you need to consider – prices, rent, interest rates – are constantly shifting. It’s worth diving into the data, however, because choosing
The lowdown on what people are really looking at when they wander through your home. If you’ve ever spent hours agonising over a light fitting, only to wonder if anyone other than you will notice it, listen up. Here’s just the study for you. Researchers have used eye-tracking technology to monitor where people look when
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today decided to increase the official cash rate, by 0.50% to 1.35%. With the RBA continuing to try and head off inflation before it takes too strong a hold on our economy, the decision was made to raise the rate. Lenders can set interest rates independently of RBA movements
The Reserve Bank of Australia has today decided to leave the official cash rate unchanged at 2.00%. As widely predicted The Reserve Bank appears to have adopted a wait and see approach following last month’s federal budget. Even though the cash rate has remained unchanged, there are still daily changes in the finance market as
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With celebrations for the race that stops a nation in full swing, we have the latest cash rate announcement hot off the press. The Reserve Bank of Australia has again decided to leave the official cash rate at 2.00%. This approach was predicted by many financial commentators as the Reserve Bank continues to assess the
Now that the year’s big weekend of sport is behind us, and with only three rate alert decisions between now and the end of the calendar year, all eyes were on this month’s Reserve Bank decision which has just been announced. The Reserve Bank of Australia has again decided to leave the official cash rate
The Reserve Bank of Australia has today decided to leave the official cash rate unchanged at 2.00%. This approach was widely anticipated by financial markets as the Reserve Bank continues to assess the impact of February and May rate cuts, regulator initiated tightening of the investment housing market and local and international stock market uncertainty.
