RBA focus to shift rates to ‘normal’

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Downside risks to global economy prompted Reserve Bank to cut interest rates: Minutes of the last Reserve Bank Board meeting confirm that policymakers were concerned about the strength of the

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Bendigo Bank passes on full rate cut

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Following its regular pricing committee meeting, Bendigo Bank has announced it will decrease its variable home loan rate by 0.25% p.a. to 7.55% p.a. Managing Director, Mike Hirst, said the

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CommSec: Downbeat RBA slashes growth forecasts

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The RBA has warned that risks are weighted to the downside. Annual GDP growth forecasts in June 2012 have been cut from 4.5 per cent to 4.0 per cent. Underlying

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AMP Bank reduces interest rates across all variable home loans

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AMP Bank has reduced its interest rates for new and existing customers across all variable rate home loans by 25 basis points. This is in line with the Reserve Bank

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First interest rate cut in 31 months

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The Reserve Bank Board has cut the cash rate for the first time in 31 months. The cash rate was trimmed by 25 basis points (quarter of a percent) to

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Benign September quarter inflation clears the way for a rate cut next week

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Headline September quarter inflation came in right as expected at 0.6% in the quarter or 3.5% year on year. However, the key is that the underlying measures came in at

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RBA flags rates cuts if growth risks escalate

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Minutes of the last Reserve Bank Board meeting suggest that policymakers are increasingly concerned about the strength of the domestic economy. While the minutes suggest a neutral monetary policy stance

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CommSec Research: most stable interest rate period for five years

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The Reserve Bank Board has left the cash rate at 4.75 per cent for the 10th straight month (covering nine formal meetings) – the most stable period for rates in

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RBA warns of new challenges

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If there is any doubt that the Reserve Bank is not forward looking, it certainly has been put to rest. The latest Reserve Bank minutes reveal that policymakers have attempted

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Reserve Bank employs a ‘jawboning’ strategy

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The Reserve Bank Board has left the cash rate at 4.75 per cent for the ninth straight month (covering eight formal meetings) – the most stable period for rates in

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