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Health insurance hike double inflation rate
PRIVATE health insurance premiums will rise by 5.57 per cent on April Fool's Day, almost twice the rate of inflation.
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CBA has fired the biggest salvo yet in the home loan wars, launching a fee-free standard mortgage at a rate of just 7.24 per cent.
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Petrol hike fuels interest rate rise
PETROL prices are tipped to jump 10 cents a litre within a fortnight, costing the average household an extra $10 a week.
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Many Gen-Y workers saving for a home
MORE than a third of young, potential home buyers are saving 20 per cent of their pay packet to get on the property ladder, says a survey.
Earthquake to drive up insurance costs
PREMIUM and reinsurance costs are likely to rise in the fallout from the Christchurch earthquake.
Cost will force residents out for good
BUILDING quake-proof homes in Christchurch will be too expensive for many people to remain.
Petrol pain as oil prices under the pump
OIL price hikes to cause more pain for consumers just as they're being slugged with rising grocery bills and insurance premiums.
Mixed signals on interest rates
NEW construction work data and the labour price index gives mixed signals for the outlook for interest rates, economists say.
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First carbon-neutral apartments coming
AUSTRALIA'S first carbon-neutral apartments will be on the market this year, with the Melbourne dwellings expected to fetch about $1 million.
Banking
CBA fires home loan salvo
CBA has fired the biggest salvo yet in the home loan wars, launching a fee-free standard mortgage at a rate of just 7.24 per cent.
Investing
Australians lack financial confidence
AUSTRALIANS are less confident about their financial future than every other major Asia-Pacific nation, new research has found.
Superannuation
Pressure on super funds to upsize
A SHAKE-UP of the superannuation system may see the number of funds cut by up to a half.
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High dollar hurting business: survey
THE county's business chiefs are predicting a patchy economic growth outlook for 2011 with trade exposed industries particularly hit by the strength of the Australian dollar.
