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CBA joins ANZ in raising investor interest rates by 0.27 percentage points

2015-07-24 13:22:51| Automakers - Topix.net

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia will increase interest rates for housing investors by 0.27 percentage points, joining ANZ Banking Group in pushing up credit costs to slow its growth in lending to landlords. The country's biggest bank on Friday said its standard variable interest rate for investor loans would rise to 5.72 per cent and fixed rates for property investors would also rise.

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Eurozone interest rates held at 0.05%

2015-07-16 13:45:47| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The European Central Bank (ECB) holds eurozone interest rates at their historic low of 0.05% for another month as figures suggest further work to combat deflation is needed.

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UK interest rates still at record low

2015-07-09 13:20:23| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The Bank of England keeps the benchmark UK interest rate at 0.5%, more than six years after it first cut the rate to its current record low.

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With eye on rising interest rates, real estate agents expect strong summer sales

2015-06-24 23:25:04| Real Estate - Topix.net

John Pellegrino, president of the Stamford Board of Realtors and a sales associate in the Long Ridge Road office of William Raveis Real Estate. Photo: Jason Rearick / Jason Rearick Fairfield County real estate agents expect strong sales in July and August based on activity the last six weeks, with opinions mixed on whether looming interest rates hikes will prod buyers into action.

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