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Interest rate relief but not much
HOME owners are likely to miss out on half the interest rate cut expected to be announced by the Reserve Bank today.
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Volatility the only short-term guarantee
THERE are some strategies to minimise pain as banks go bankrupt, global share markets tumble and more volatility looms.
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First home accounts could shut out buyers
CHOICE has slammed many of the first home owner savings accounts on offer by banks for short-changing first home buyers.
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Banks on $25 billion gravy train
AUSTRALIA'S banks will reap an estimated $25 billion if they pass on only half of the expected 0.5 per cent interest rate cut.
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No housing revival for another year
PROPERTY investors and homebuyers hoping for a revival in the housing market will have to wait months, according to experts.
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Estate agent fined $20k for underquoting
A REAL estate agent has been fined $20,000 for advertising properties at prices up to $80,000 below what vendors were after.
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Panic could prove costly
INVESTORS who sell shares in panic and switch to cash could be left behind when the recovery comes.
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Beat cash blues, brew your own beer
THE home brewing beer industry is undergoing a resurgence because of the world financial turmoil.
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Investors' $30bn dash to safe cash
WORRIED Australians have sunk $30bn into cash deposits in the past six months as they look to cope with the financial crisis.
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Rates set to be slashed - will banks follow?
INTEREST rates will be cut deeper and faster than previously expected, as the global financial crisis continues to bite.
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Rudd's crackdown on dodgy lenders
- Federal Government to regulate all consumer credit
- Changes come in from next June
- Guide: Dealing with debt collectors
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Tips on surviving the financial storm
SHAKE your partner vigorously by the shoulders and scream: "For Gordon Gekko's sake, don't panic!"
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Forget a cut - interest rates may rise
BANKS and other lenders warned yesterday they would not pass on the full benefit of any Reserve Bank official rate cut next week.
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Home loan regulation set to tighten
KEVIN Rudd will push to tighten national control over the regulation of home loans at tomorrow's meeting with state premiers.
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Credit cards turn 50
TODAY marks the 50th birthday of the credit card, but there will be no party for debt-laden Australians, writes Lanai Vasek.
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Value of super plunges $100bn
AT least $100bn has been wiped off the value of super savings since last September as the financial crisis bites.
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Crisis wipes 'safe' investment picks
THE market meltdown has effectively eliminated traditionally defensive market sectors, with investors urged to pick stocks with caution.
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Banks will keep RBA rate cut
THE RBA is expected to lower rates by up to half a percentage point next Tuesday, but banks are unlikely to pass on the full cut.
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If it's not so super don't blame me
AUSTRALIANS put billions into super to get tax breaks, but as funds fall, former treasurer Peter Costello says "don't blame me".
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Market meltdown: where to now?
NEWS.com.au takes a look at what the failure of the proposed bailout of US banks and subsequent share rout means for you.
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