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RBA must keep rates high: IMF
by • 10 Jul 2008
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the RBA to maintain a tight stance of monetary policy in its latest...READ MORE
Consumer sentiment lowest in 16 years
by • 10 Jul 2008
Consumer sentiment fell to the lowest level since 1992 in July, the Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer... READ MORE
Loan volume slump won?t hurt diversified brokers
by • 10 Jul 2008
The weakest mortgage approvals in eight years and morbid consumer sentiment have not dented the broking... READ MORE
BankWest joins St George in new round of rate rises
by • 9 Jul 2008
BankWest has become the second bank to increase the rate on its standard variable mortgage products independent of any... READ MORE
Australian business confidence lowest since 9/11
by • 9 Jul 2008
Business conditions and sentiment deteriorated sharply in June, NAB’s monthly Business Survey and Economic... READ MORE
Housing finance commitments continue downward spiral
by • 9 Jul 2008
The value of housing finance activity declined again in May, figures from the ABS revealed today.
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Barclays cuts sub-prime loan products
by • 9 Jul 2008
The UK's fourth largest bank will stop selling new loans through its sub-prime loans unit and plans to cut around 300... READ MORE
Housing supply to deteriorate further
by • 9 Jul 2008
The prospect of an improvement in dwelling supply now appears further away than ever as builder sentiment plunged in... READ MORE
Big banks to spend billions on IT
by • 8 Jul 2008
The big four banks will invest heavily in IT in a bid to update old systems and better compete with online... READ MORE
Brokers remain confident despite rate rise fears
by • 8 Jul 2008
Brokers are braced for a fresh wave of bank rate hikes in the wake of St George’s 20 basis point rise to its... READ MORE
US house prices down, but improvement apparent
by • 8 Jul 2008
Almost all US housing markets suffered a decrease in value, figures from Radar Logic revealed yesterday.
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Banks? profits to shrink unless rates rise
by • 8 Jul 2008
The big four banks stand to suffer significant losses if they don’t follow St George’s lead and raise... READ MORE
Construction activity declines further, unlikely to pick up soon
by • 7 Jul 2008
The already tight supply of residential dwellings is set to contract further as construction activity continues to... READ MORE
MFAA welcomes COAG agreement on regulation
by • 7 Jul 2008
The MFAA has supported the Council of Australian Government’s (COAG) decision that the Federal government... READ MORE
SME's credit demand slides
by • 7 Jul 2008
A drop in business confidence, the credit crunch and a decrease in SME’s need to debt has resulted in a... READ MORE
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