PM faces rates nightmare

Story date: 2007-10-24 08:17:00
Added on: 2007-10-24 13:53:14

The Australian - Financial markets are betting on a further 25-point hike in December or February, taking standard variable mortgage rates to 8.55per cent, the highest level since 1996. The Coalition went into damage control yesterday, with Peter Costello suggesting ...


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