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mortgages by 0.22 percentage points above the Reserve Bank’s interest rate
rises since July, according to financial comparison website RateCity.
RateCity’s research found that interest rates on more
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* Also helped by weaker US$ on position squaring before Fed SYDNEY, March 16
(Reuters) - The Australian dollar bounced from the day's lows on Tuesday aided
by expectations of rising local interest rates and by a weaker U.S. dollar
ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting. The Australian
The Australian dollar bounced from the day's lows on Tuesday aided by
expectations of rising local interest rates and by a weaker US dollar ahead of
a Federal Reserve policy meeting. At the local close, the dollar was firm at
$US0.9156, off the day's low of $US0.9119. Some traders said
But board members expressed concern that the fallout from the Greek financial
crisis might have implications for the Australian economy, the minutes of the
RBA's March 2 board meeting say. "Members concluded that the evidence that had
become available recently had confirmed that it
The Reserve Bank of Australia has left its options open for the April 6 board
meeting. In the minutes of the monetary policy meeting on March 2, the RBA said
board members concluded that recently available evidence "had confirmed that it
remained appropriate to move gradually towards
The Reserve Bank of Australia lifted the cash rate to 4 per cent in early March
in response to two months of data suggesting the economy might be growing at or
close to trend. But board members expressed concern that the fallout from the
Greek financial crisis might have implications
SYDNEY, March 9 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar brushed aside early softness
to edge back toward six- week highs on Tuesday as strong domestic economic data
fuelled expectations interest rates would rise again in the next month or two.
Job advertisements rebounded with their biggest
* Also helped by weaker US$ on position squaring before Fed SYDNEY, March 16
(Reuters) - The Australian dollar bounced from the day's lows on Tuesday aided
by expectations of rising local interest rates and by a weaker U.S. dollar
ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting. The Australian
