2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (310+ words) Signs of further interest rate tightening abound. Hauser's comments come as the nation's central bank gears up for its September meeting on monetary policy. The RBA has already raised the official cash rate (OCR) three times so far in 2026, taking…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (323+ words) Six years of positive readings came to an end in August, with Australian business conditions falling into the red for the first time since 2020. Profitability and trading conditions did most of the damage, according to the NAB Monthly Business Survey:…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (409+ words) A new economic outlook from Commonwealth Bank points to one final rate hike this cycle in November, alongside a steeper downgrade to its national home price forecast. The report, which also weighs global growth risks and the Reserve Bank's inflation…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (472+ words) Australian consumer confidence has taken its sharpest knock in months, with fresh Westpac-Melbourne Institute data revealing sentiment has fallen back towards levels last seen at the depths of this year's downturn — a shift brokers should be prepared to discuss with…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (411+ words) All four of Australia's Big Four banks are now in alignment: They're all expecting interest rates to rise later this year. Westpac is the latest player to shift its outlook, abandoning its call from last month that interest rates would…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (396+ words) Australia's economy grew 0.4% in the June quarter and 2.1% through the year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), a result that points to a household sector still treading carefully despite a resilient overall economy. Grace Kim, ABS head of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (427+ words) Borrowers weighing up their next move now have a fresh option to consider, with Police Credit Union rolling out a one-year fixed owner-occupier rate of 5.79% p.a. (6.9% p.a. comparison rate) from 1 September — a rate the lender claims is the lowest of its kind…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (383+ words) Australia's mortgage market has hit its weakest patch since 2023, with APRA figures for July showing total home loan books grew just 0.2% — the slowest monthly pace in three years. This time round, the RBA has hiked rates far less aggressively than…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (365+ words) After months dominated by new customer rate cuts, the mortgage market showed signs of turning last week, according to Canstar's latest weekly rate wrap-up. Just two lenders cut a combined seven owner-occupier and investor variable rates, trimming them by an…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (444+ words) Australia's rental vacancy rate climbed to 1.5% in July, its highest level since February 2022, according to realestate.com.au's latest Market Insight report. The national rate rose 0.2 percentage points over the month, with capital cities and regional areas each recording an…...