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It's official: Australia's property markets are falling

Median property prices in Sydney and Melbourne are falling

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Crying into your term deposits as interest rates head towards 2%

The Reserve Bank of Australia has piled more pain onto weary savers, cutting interest rates to 2.75%. At this rate…

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Odds of rate cut firm

Falling building approvals and a slip in house prices could see RBA cut rates next week

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Manufacturing hits GFC lows

High Australian dollar and rising labour costs high burden for local manufacturers

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Two more rate cuts say NAB

Unemployment and house prices key influences

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Construction falls for 34th consecutive month

Building industry hit by lack of new work, project delays and tight credit conditions

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Rate cuts over: Retail sales climb

Consumers splash out on electronics, household goods and food

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First home buyers struggle

Rising home prices and a lack of incentives hurt

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New home sales slump 5%

Victorian housing in a world of pain

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House prices post biggest gain in 3 years

Housing recovery ahead?

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Macquarie our 'fifth pillar'?

Investment bank's mortgage book grows by 55% in six months

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Westpac raises interest rates

Signs that RBA rate cuts have finished

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Visa credit card surcharges cut

Credit card giant, Visa, bans merchants from adding on excess surcharges

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Job numbers spike Aussie dollar

RBA unlikely to cut rates for some time says market

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Hopes for bank rate cut dashed

ANZ keeps interest rates unchanged

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Banks to cut rates this week?

RBA keeps official rate at 3%, but we could see a cut by one of the big four as early…

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Home owners rejoice

House prices rise in Australia's cities

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Currency wars: Rate cut next week?

RBA hints that rates may be cut to force stubborn Australian dollar down

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Interest rates on hold

And could be for some time, according to RBA Governor Glenn Stevens

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Small lenders cut mortgage rates

And with no prompting from the Reserve Bank

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RBA sells Securency interest

Stake in controversial money printing firm to be sold

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Mining boom still has legs

China's exports and imports surge

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Westpac cuts mortgage rate below 5%

Two-year fixed rate home loan drops to 4.99%

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Banks to slash deposit rates?

Pressure building on banks to cut deposit rates

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3 ASX stocks that were hammered today

ASX drops 0.5%, but these three fared worse, dropping by 5.9% or more.

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Builders struggle as house prices rise

Developers resorting to discounts, gift cards and other incentives to entice buyers, despite rising house prices

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Job ads fall: Recession around the corner?

11th straight month of falls in job ads

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Banks under pressure to pass on rate cuts

Wholesale funding costs dropping

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A rate cut in February?

Private gauge of inflation at lower end of RBA's target range

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Banks to pass on full rate cuts in 2013?

More pressure on banks as funding costs ease

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Green shoots in the housing market?

2nd consecutive monthly rise in new home sales suggests this might be the start of a recovery in the construction…

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Investors abandon bank deposits

Investors switching to shares and property

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Big four increase grip on mortgage market

Commbank moves to increase stake in Aussie Home Loans to 80%

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Big four banks take stranglehold on mortgages

The big four Australian banks are increasing their dominance of the mortgage market

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Unemployment's surprise fall

Despite apparent mass job cuts, unemployment rate falls

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Another rate cut on the cards?

Retailers say this one wasn't enough

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Decision day: Rate cut on the cards

Majority of economists predicting 0.25% rate cut

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Can the RBA save Christmas?

Economists predict RBA to cut official cash rates on Tuesday

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Jump in new home sales

Could this be the start of a housing recovery?

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More retailers to collapse says Gerry Harvey

Many retailers expected to go bust next year

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