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Finance News

Credit costs keep pressure on rates
The global credit crunch is showing no signs of easing with the bank bill swap rate at an 11 year high of 7.27 per cent yesterday. The global credit crunch is showing no signs of easing with the bank bill swap rate at an 11 ...

Fri 14th Dec, 2007 (1 Comment)
CBA more convenient than ANZ
The Commonwealth Bank has emerged victorious in its fight with the ANZ Bank over which could claim to be "Australia's most convenient bank". ANZ will switch to using the less controversial claim of "more convenient banking" ...

Fri 14th Dec, 2007
Card switching can catch up with you
Credit card issuers have become more wary of "rate tarts" who shift card balances around to take advantage of introductory low rate offers Credit card issuers have become more wary of "rate tarts" who shift card balances ...

Fri 7th Dec, 2007 (1 Comment)
US rates to fall to 3 per cent
The chief investment officer of the world's largest bond fund has tipped that the official cash rate in the US will drop as low as 3 per cent next year. The chief investment officer of the world's largest bond fund has tipped ...

Tue 4th Dec, 2007