Costello puts banks on notice over rates

Story date: 2007-10-23 02:16:00
Added on: 2007-10-23 15:00:25

News.com.au - BANKS have no justification for raising interest rates because of the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, Treasurer Peter Costello says. With a federal election in less than five weeks and an interest rate rise perhaps a fortnight away, Mr Costello has put ...


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