Costello helpless on rates

Story date: 2007-10-24 07:56:00
Added on: 2007-10-24 13:53:13

News.com.au - The Treasurer said "there were no grounds" for the banks to raise the variable mortgage rates ahead of an RBA rate rise. "They have a big deposit book and have not had an increase in official interest rates," he said. "But in the business lending ...


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