First News
Finance News
RBA takes pause, holds cash rate at 4.5%
Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.5 per cent. Since the Board last [...]
Interest rates continue to rise
Australian mortgage holders are a third time unlucky this year, after the Reserve Bank board today lifted interest rates by [...]
RBA lifts interest rate to 4.25%
Australian mortgage holders will have to dig deeper for their repayments after the Reserve Bank board decided today to lift [...]
RBA takes pause, holds cash rate at 3.75%
At its monthly Board meeting today, the Reserve Bank of Australia shocked most analysts with a decision to leave the [...]
National News
Consumer sentiment boost likely to put pressure on rates
A leading consumer confidence reading surged 5.6% in January from 113.8 in December to 120.1 in January as consumers became [...]
Business confidence on rise but investment intentions remain weak
The January Survey of Investor Confidence from the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry suggests that business conditions have improved [...]
Overwhelming majority unsure of their credit profile
Eighty-six per cent of Australians have no idea what their credit profile looks like, according to a Newspoll survey, conducted [...]
ASIC provides guidance for licensees regarding new consumer credit bill
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released further regulatory guidance on the implementation of the National Consumer Credit [...]
Property News
Property market takes a breather in December
After recording a stellar performance over most of 2009 the Australian residential property market ended 2009 on a softer note [...]
Victorian house prices soar to new heights
The REIV December quarter Property Update has revealed a new record high median house price of $540,500 in Meblourne, an [...]
Queensland property price recovery strong but volumes remain weak
A lack of growth is sales volumes in the Gold Coast and Brisbane has failed to stop prices surging back [...]
HIA not yet convinced about housing recovery
The Housing Industry Association, Australia’s largest building industry organisation, believes final figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics [...]
