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RBA Raises Rates to 4.85% as Australia's Housing Slump Deepens

Australia's fifth interest rate increase this year takes borrowing costs to an 18-year high, adding pressure on mortgage borrowers as house prices fall and inflation remains above target.

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Westpac profit misses expectations as CEO warns of uncertainty

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Westpac forecasts an 11% fall in house prices

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Australia's housing slump deepens ahead of expected rate increase

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Expected rise to highest rates since 2008 sparks recession fears

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RBA raises interest rates for fifth time this year

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  1. ‘Everyone is feeling the pain’: Interest rate hike hits Sydney hard
    Sydney Morning Herald
  2. Australia sube los tipos un 0,25% por IA e inflación, hasta su nivel más alto desde 2008
    Infobae
  3. RBA hikes interest rates to an 18-year high, warning inflation will hurt for another year
    The Conversation
  4. Australia raises rates to highest level since 2008 financial crisis
    FT Economics
  5. Australia hikes rates to 18-year high to fight inflation
    CNBC

3 articles

  1. Australia news LIVE: RBA set to lift interest rates to highest point since 2008 sparking recession fears; PM warns of increasing dangers to democracies at Commonwealth summit
    Sydney Morning Herald
  2. Australia’s Housing Slump Deepens as RBA Prepares Another Rate Rise - WSJ
    WSJ
  3. Mortgage borrowers brace for interest rate rise
    Sydney Morning Herald

5 articles

  1. Westpac profit misses estimates as loan loss provisions climb
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  2. Westpac expects 11 per cent house price fall, posts $6.8 billion profit
    Sydney Morning Herald
  3. Westpac Profit Misses Estimates, CEO Says Economy Uncertain
    Bloomberg
  4. Homes losing $9000 a month as RBA mulls another rate hike
    Sydney Morning Herald
  5. Australia’s Home Prices Fall Further Ahead of Expected Rate Hike
    Bloomberg