Home Loans

The inflation figures for the March quarter, released today from the ABS, are a timely reminder borrowers cannot bank on an RBA rate cut in 2024.

Eden Radford -

24 Apr, 2024 -

4 min read

Home Loans

Australia’s biggest bank, CBA, has revised its cash rate forecast, reducing the number of predicted RBA cuts in 2024 from three 0.25 percentage point cuts, to just one, scheduled for November.

Eden Radford -

30 Apr, 2024 -

4 min read

Home Loans

The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that Australia’s annual inflation rate is continuing to decline. But will it be enough for a long-awaited interest rate cut to arrive before the year’s end?

Mark Bristow -

24 Apr, 2024 -

3 min read

Home Insurance

It may surprise no-one to learn that Australia’s cost of living has increased over the past quarter. However, it was higher insurance premiums across house, home contents and motor vehicles that contributed to some of the largest price rises. Which could mean now is as good a time as ever, to be looking carefully at your current policies and comparing some alternatives to see if you could be getting better deals.

Mark Bristow -

08 Feb, 2024 -

3 min read

Bank Accounts

Back to school costs and rising wholesale gas prices are among the factors that have impacted Australian household budgets over the first quarter of 2018, though inflation rose relatively little, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Mark Bristow -

24 Apr, 2018 -

3 min read

Bank Accounts

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has recorded the largest fall in Australia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in its 72-year history, indicating that it may be some time before we start seeing interest rates rise.

Mark Bristow -

29 Jul, 2020 -

3 min read

Bank Accounts

Pensioners and other recipients of government benefits have been the most affected by rising prices for goods and services, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Mark Bristow -

07 Feb, 2018 -

3 min read

Savings Accounts

Today the Reserve Bank of Australia kept the cash rate on pause at 4.10%. However, one more hike has been forecast by some experts this year, and is expected to be the last increase in this cycle of tightening. 

Alex Ritchie -

01 Aug, 2023 -

4 min read

Savings Accounts

The highest ongoing savings rate has hit 5.65 per cent, with ME Bank officially launching its HomeME savings account today.

Eden Radford -

17 Jul, 2023 -

4 min read

Superannuation

Include a super health check in your resolutions, and whip your super into shape with these tips from Industry Super Australia.

Alex Ritchie -

07 Jan, 2019 -

2 min read

Superannuation

Industry Super is calling for super on parental leave and to scrap the Super Guarantee threshold to combat the gender super gap in Australia.

Alex Ritchie -

08 Mar, 2018 -

3 min read

Superannuation

Millions of Australians have already accessed their super early due to the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, however there is a downside to raiding your nest egg – and it could seriously cost you.

Alex Ritchie -

30 Jun, 2020 -

4 min read