Rates set to hold during campaign
Story date: 2007-10-15 11:27:00
Added on: 2007-10-15 20:00:22
The Australian - John Howard said yesterday he expected voters to pass judgment on the five rate rises since the last election, which have lifted standard variable mortgage rates from 7.05 per cent to 8.3 per cent. "I take responsibility for everything that adversely ...
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