Banks warned against further rate rise

Story date: 2007-08-18 10:34:00
Added on: 2007-08-19 03:28:04

News.com.au - THE Howard Government has warned the banks against raising mortgage rates in ... Peter Costello said there were "no grounds whatsoever" for increasing interest rates ... Only one per cent of home loans in Australia could be compared to the US "Ninja ...


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