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Why first-time buyers are finding it harder to get a mortgage

Why first-time buyers are finding it harder to get a mortgage

More first home buyers are struggling to get their mortgage applications over the line with lenders.

  • by John Collett

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The UK and France now have to deal with very uncertain futures

The UK and France now have to deal with very uncertain futures

Two very different election outcomes last weekend have produced very similar challenges that the governments will struggle to deal with.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Wall Street is disconnected from reality

Wall Street is disconnected from reality

Wall Street is ignoring what is happening in the world’s biggest economy.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Ordinary workers ‘can’t keep up’ with mortgages, rent and bills – even with multiple jobs

Ordinary workers ‘can’t keep up’ with mortgages, rent and bills – even with multiple jobs

Working Australians, some with multiple jobs, are inundating financial counselling services at COVID-era levels as interest rates and inflation make life unaffordable.

  • by Shane Wright
Boomers, don’t say you had it worse, even if you mean well
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Opinion

Boomers, don’t say you had it worse, even if you mean well

The problem with the generational measuring contest between who did it tougher and lived to tell the tale is that it’s deeply, deeply flawed.

  • by Victoria Devine
The ‘brace position’ that could help some homeowners’ budgets
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Inflation

The ‘brace position’ that could help some homeowners’ budgets

Australian borrowers now know to talk to their lender before they get into serious money trouble – and that’s a good thing.

  • by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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How the Trump-Biden debate increased the chance of a rate rise in Australia
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Opinion

How the Trump-Biden debate increased the chance of a rate rise in Australia

A rise in Australian bond yields this week shows how a showdown between two elderly and less-than-impressive politicians could send ripples of unease throughout the global system.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Early end-of-financial-year sales help lift retail spending

Early end-of-financial-year sales help lift retail spending

Retail turnover rose by 0.6 per cent in May following two sluggish months of consumer spending.

  • by Rachel Clun and Shane Wright
Mortgage holders warned to brace for higher interest rates
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Analysis

Mortgage holders warned to brace for higher interest rates

Higher interest rates could be on the way if inflation does not soon show signs of slowing.

  • by John Collett
The only certainty for your mortgage rate – Reserve Bank uncertainty
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RBA

The only certainty for your mortgage rate – Reserve Bank uncertainty

The Reserve Bank is supposed to have a handle on how the economy will perform over the next two years. Its minutes show it doesn’t.

  • by Shane Wright
Two reasons why the RBA will have to hike rates again, and soon

Two reasons why the RBA will have to hike rates again, and soon

When the RBA board next meets, I believe there’s a better-than-even chance it will raise rates for the first time in nine months to 4.6 per cent.

  • by Steven Hamilton