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ICAP economists say interest rate hike is unwarranted

... not so rosy economic scenario, ICAP said that any view of the real economy growing at a strong pace needs either house prices and debt to continue to rise from their heady height and/or a very large contribution from net exports.

Worst over for the economy: TD Securities

... that with the RBA continuing its aggressive monetary policy tightening cycle, it looks to be deflating one bubble - house prices - but looks to be inflating another - the Australian dollar, in the wake of the interest rate rise, the trade weighted value ...

RBA not targetting housing market: Costello

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2003
... was trying to control the housing market with today's rate rise. "You don't set interest rates to get some kind of house prices," he told ABC television. "It's too blunt an instrument. It affects the whole economy, farmers, business. "It can target inflation ...

First home buyers housing affordability falls to record low

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
... benefit of stable interest rates through July, August and September has been countered by a 10.1 per cent increase in house prices over the quarter. The report found rising house prices resulted in a significant increase in the median monthly mortgage ...

Housing bubble imbalance could threaten economic growth: TD Securities

The recent boom in house prices and household debt have created an imbalance in the economy that threatens to severely undermine economic growth when house prices fall and the household sector slows its consumption, according to TD Securities chief ...

Rising rates take steam out of real estate market

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2003
... going to realise on their property and buyers said enough is enough," he said. "A combination of stellar gains in house prices and higher interest rates really do serve to create some softening of sentiment on the housing market." But strong economic ...

RBA takes aim at property tax breaks

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2003
... the Productivity Commission's home ownership inquiry, the bank dismissed a shortage of houses or land as the reason house prices had more than doubled over the past 10 years. It said stamp duty and other taxes had not played a major role in pushing up ...

RBA gov says could be generational conflict over tax burden

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
... class". "I have made it clear, that given we are constantly expressing our concern about what's happening to land and house prices, I made it clear that we could not take our eye off the whole economy and just direct it to the (housing) sector." But ...

Wage growth should continue: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2003
... cent for the quarter and 3.6 per cent for the year, said the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) seemed to be targeting house prices in relation to household debt levels rather than inflation and wage levels. The upper limit of the RBA's comfort zone for ...

Australian equities may under-perform as a result of rising interest rates

... result of stronger global equity markets." She also discussed the impact of the interest rate hike on demand and house prices and said that the intended purpose of the rise in interest rates is to slow the pace of domestic demand. "Over the past couple ...