Growth
Consumer credit card spending growth slows
by Staff Reporter • 24 Jun 2008
Australian's avergae credit card balance was $3,085 in April, up from $3,056 in March.
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US rates to hold, for now
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jun 2008
Growth forecasts for the US for 2008 have been revised upwards to 1.1 per cent by the International Monetary Fund... READ MORE
Jobs growth predicated for white collar sector
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jun 2008
Increased spending on infrastructure will be responsible for the increase in demand from the professional services... READ MORE
Jobs rate to remain strong
by Staff Reporter • 20 Jun 2008
According to the report, business expectations have declined to their lowest level since March 2003 and investment... READ MORE
GMAC-RFC suspends funding
by Staff Reporter • 19 Jun 2008
The funder has reportedly assured it partners that it would “honour its obligations” with regards to... READ MORE
Heritage Building Society to raise $95m
by Staff Reporter • 18 Jun 2008
The Trust is backed by a revolving pool of Australian residential first ranking mortgages originated by the... READ MORE
Residential loan performance slides: Moody's
by Staff Reporter • 18 Jun 2008
Moody’s Investor Services Trends in Australian RMBS Collateral: 2004-2007 report identified some deterioration... READ MORE
LJ Hooker to add 100 loan consultants
by Staff Reporter • 17 Jun 2008
LJ Hooker Financial Services general manager Peter Bromley told The Australian Financial Review today that... READ MORE
Suncorp to focus on growth in booming WA
by Staff Reporter • 17 Jun 2008
The group will open 14 new retail banking branches in the next two years in Western Australia as part of a targeted... READ MORE
Clearance rates still struggle
by Staff Reporter • 17 Jun 2008
According to Australian Property Monitors (APM), only 117 of the 223 properties listed for auction in Sydney this... READ MORE
Population explosion to drive rents up
by Staff Reporter • 16 Jun 2008
According to BIS Shrapnel’s Property Prospects 2008 to 2011 report released today, record net migration inflows... READ MORE
G-8 ministers warn of global inflation risk
by Staff Reporter • 16 Jun 2008
The world economy, the ministers’ said, “continues to face uncertainty and downside risks persist”... READ MORE
Commercial clearance rates sink in May
by Staff Reporter • 14 Jun 2008
New South Wales recorded the weakest result of just 28 per cent while Victoria performed strongest over the month... READ MORE
No immediate commission cuts expected: Adelaide, ING
by Staff Reporter • 13 Jun 2008
While commissions are sure to be reduced across second tier lenders eventually, widespread reductions are not... READ MORE
US loan application volumes improve
by Staff Reporter • 12 Jun 2008
The association’s Market Composite Index, which measures mortgage loan application volumes, reached 557.1... READ MORE

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