Hatch Financial Services News

At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.75 per cent. Read more

AUSTRALIA’S much-debated property ”bubble” may not have burst but recent data shows house prices are deflating, posting their worst quarterly decline in a decade. Read more

I do not think that this headline will be “news” to many but thought that those wishing to understand the housing market might find this information helpful to know and understand… Read more

Predictions are strong for continued interest rate rises in 2011, but the good news is that many economists believe the cash rate will remain well below 2008 levels. Read more

At its meeting today, the Reserve Bank Board decided to raise the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.5 per cent, effective 5 May 2010.  The RBA Governor released the following statement: Read more

At its meeting today, the Board decided to raise the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.0 per cent, effective 3 March 2010. Read more

ANZ & CBA have both moved immediately following the RBA announcement today to lift their variable home loan rates by 0.25% passing on the full RBA rate rise (but no more). Read more

With interest rates on the rise, and further rate rises expected it is not surprising the clients are starting to worry about how they are going to manage. Our financial landscape is changing.  Read more

Most people would have been happily unaware that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) was due to meet yesterday. All focus has been on getting the kids out the door and back to school (or for those without kids, recovering from another BBQ where a little too much of everything was consumed). Either way, the only discernable activity I have noticed this week has had been a collective rush to the nearest café for a quiet latte.  Read more

One of Australia’s major banks now expects the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will raise interest rates twice this year – in November and December. Read more