Tag: Mortgage rates

April 11, 2025

Navigating the Lower Interest Rate Landscape

Autumn 2025, Budgeting, Home Ownership, Interest Rates, Market Trends, Property, Wealth Building

The Reserve Bank’s decision to ease monetary policy in February 2025 has injected a degree of optimism into the Australian economy.

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Arrowroad
June 19, 2024

You might be surprised at what really drives interest rates

Economic Insights, Financial Health, Financial Planning, Mortgage and Loans, Personal Finance

This article explains the factors that drive interest rates, including the roles of the RBA, APRA, and external economic influences. Learn how these factors impact your mortgage and financial planning decisions.

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Arrowroad
May 22, 2024

Vanguard’s April 2024 investment and economic outlook

April Vanguard, Economic Insights, Vanguard Insights

Our region-by-region economic outlook and latest forecasts for investment returns.U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for March underscore the challenge faced by Federal Reserve policymakers as they try to guide inflation down toward their 2% target. Getting there would require a slower pace of growth for two especially sticky CPI components—shelter and services excluding shelter.…

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Arrowroad