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AMP and MyState join rate cutting frenzy
6 March 2020
AMP and MyState Bank

The non-majors have joined their peers in repricing their mortgage offerings following the Reserve Bank’s cut to the cash rate.

Virgin partners with Deloitte, Temenos to build ‘new digital bank’
6 March 2020
mortgagebusiness

The non-major has entered into partnerships with the firms as part of its “transformation” into a “digital challenger bank”.

Fed pulls emergency lever amid coronavirus fears
5 March 2020
The US Federal Reserve

The US central bank has cut rates by 50 bps ahead of its scheduled monetary policy board meeting in response to escalating economic fears regarding the coronavirus outbreak.

GDP exceeds expectations but heading negative
5 March 2020
GDP exceeds expectations but heading negative

Australia’s GDP rose above expectations in the December but mounting global economic risks are set to weigh on growth in the coming quarters, according to analysts.

Financial executives unimpressed with rate cuts
4 March 2020
Financial executives unimpressed with rate cuts

Half of Australian financial executives anticipated a further drop in interest rates in 2020, while many remain “less impressed” with the results of previous cuts, a newly released study ...

Big four move in tandem with RBA, slash rates
3 March 2020
big four banks

A host of lenders, including the major banks, have reduced their mortgage rates in response to the Reserve Bank’s fourth cut to the cash rate.

RBA unveils market-defying rate verdict
3 March 2020
RBA unveils market-defying rate verdict

The central bank has surprised markets after announcing its monetary policy decision.

Cash rate falls to new record low
3 March 2020
Cash rate falls to new record low

The central bank has pulled its monetary policy lever for the fourth time in less than a year amid growing instability in domestic and global markets.

Bank cuts mortgage rates, scraps maximum loan threshold
3 March 2020
Bank cuts mortgage rates

A non-major has reduced fixed and variable rates across its owner-occupied and investment home loan offerings by up to 74 bps.

Shaky markets, looming Fed cut, to force RBA’s hand
3 March 2020
mortgagebusiness

The Reserve Bank “should” cut rates this afternoon amid growing market instability and expected easing from foreign central banks, according to one economist.