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  1. Commonwealth Bank home loan applications fall 15pc since May
    By David Chau and Stephanie Chalmers

    Australia's largest home lender, the Commonwealth Bank, has seen home loan applications tumble 15 per cent since May, after three interest rate hikes and the federal budget's tax changes.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/com

    #Mortgages #Banking #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #PropertyPrices #DavidChau #StephanieChalmers

  2. Live: No change to interest rates expected as RBA board meets
    By Stephanie Chalmers and Adelaide Miller

    The Reserve Bank is expected to keep the cash rate steady at 4.35 per cent in August. The central bank will also release its updated economic forecasts, including the inflation, growth and unemployment outlooks. Follow live.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-11/res

    #StockMarket #InterestRates #FinancialMarkets #Currency #Economy #CompanyNews #ReserveBankOfAustralia #StephanieChalmers #AdelaideMiller

  3. Australians don't understand how interest rates work, RBA finds
    By David Taylor and Stephanie Chalmers

    The Reserve Bank is concerned that too many Australians have little idea what the central bank is trying to achieve with interest rates, which it says could be making its job harder.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-22/und

    #InterestRates #Inflation #ReserveBankOfAustralia #CostofLiving #DavidTaylor #StephanieChalmers

  4. Richard White resigns as WiseTech chair but will remain with firm
    By Stephanie Chalmers

    The billionaire founder of WiseTech Global said he was stepping down as the company's chair after "recent personal media attention" created an "unnecessary distraction" from the business.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-07/ric

    #CompanyNews #CorporateGovernance #InformationTechnologyIndustry #StephanieChalmers