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Hold, Hike or Cut? What the RBA’s Aug Rate Call Actually Means for Your Mortgage

Ever lie in bed running through your mortgage repayments while you wait for the Reserve Bank to make up its mind? You're not alone... this month's decision is a good excuse to actually do something about it, rather than just doom-scroll the headlines. So, what actually happened In August, RBA Board members made a unanimous call to keep the cash rate on hold at 4.35%. Inflation has cooled from its highs, and property price growth has eased more than expected so on the surface, this sounds … [Read more...]

What’s changing with the RBA and their interest rate decisions?

RBA Feb 24 Cash Rate Decision The Reserve Bank kept the cash rate steady in February. However, a change to the RBA’s 2024 meeting schedule has commentators theorising about how this will impact interest rates changes this year. The RBA’s decision to keep the cash rates on hold at 4.35% earlier this month wasn’t unexpected, given the latest inflation data. Because after months of steadily rising living costs, inflation seems to be finally heading south, currently at 4.1% down from 7.8% in … [Read more...]

Fixed Rates – October 2021

Given the recent talk about interest rates (and a round of fixed rate increases in October), we thought it was time to share an updated post on rates. Please note analysis and commentary on interest rates provided here is based on data available as at 28 October 2021. Cash Rate Futures Yield Curve The Cash Rate Futures Yield Curve is a tool we use to provide insight into how the market expects interest rates to behave. More specifically, it reveals market expectations of RBA Cash … [Read more...]

The Downside to Low Interest Rates…. Have you fallen for this trap too?

Low interest rates mean it's likely you're now paying less interets on your home loan than ever before. And this is good news for you as a home owner, right? Absolutely! So how can there be a downside to low rates if it means you're saving money? We're not going to talk about the long term economic effects of low interest rates - perhaps that's a discussion for another day. But what we want to talk about is a sense of complacency we see in borrowers, especially in a … [Read more...]

Fixed Rate home loans – May 2021

With some attractive fixed rates available at the moment, it's likely you've thought about fixing in some (or all) of your existing variable rate loan. Which then raises questions like, "But what are variable rates likely to do over the short-medium term?" Let's take a look at that question a little closer. Please note analysis and commentary on interest rates provided here is based on data available as at 28 May 2021. Cash Rate Futures Yield Curve The Cash Rate Futures Yield … [Read more...]

Fixed Rate home loans – February 2020

With some attractive fixed rates available at the moment, it's likely you've thought about fixing in some (or all) of your existing variable rate loan. Which then raises questions like, "But what are variable rates likely to do over the short-medium term?" Let's take a look at that question a little closer. Please note analysis and commentary on interest rates provided here is based on data available as at 26 February 2020. Cash Rate Futures Yield Curve The Cash Rate Futures … [Read more...]

RBA Cash Rate – October 2019

At its meeting today, the RBA Board decided to reduce the cash rate by 25 basis points to 0.75 per cent. Here are some of Philip Lowe's commentary surrounding the decision: The Australian economy expanded by 1.4 per cent over the year to the June quarter, which was a weaker-than-expected outcome. A gentle turning point, however, appears to have been reached with economic growth a little higher over the first half of this year than over the second half of 2018. The low level of interest rates, … [Read more...]

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