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Friday Repricing Day: Banks, Oil and AI Rules Reset the Household Ledger
Variable mortgages and deposit rates moved with the RBA’s 4.60 percent cash target while ASX futures tracked oil above $US103, Charlton closed frontier-AI consultations, and Geelong landed Rowan Marshall.
Credit CardsWestpac's Lowest Advertised Variable Home Loan Now Starts at 6.24 After Repricing
Westpac lifted variable home-loan reference rates by 25 basis points from 9 October, leaving its lowest advertised owner-occupier rate at 6.24 percent as all four majors ended sub-6 percent headline pricing after the RBA move to 4.60 percent.
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StocksASX 200 Futures Edge Higher as Oil Spike Offsets Wall Street Semiconductor Slide
BusinessCBA and Westpac Match RBA Hike on Savings Accounts Effective From Friday
AICharlton Backs Aviation-Style Tests for Frontier AI as Data-Centre Consultation Wraps
SecurityFortnum Private Wealth Faces ASIC Cyber Licence Test After Authorised Representative Gaps
OpinionOpinion: October's Mortgage Repricing Arrives Before Inflation Relief Reaches Kitchens
PoliticsTreasury Faces Retail Pushback After Winding Back Card Surcharge Enforcement
SportsRowan Marshall Trade Sends Pick 14 to St Kilda as Geelong Bolsters Ruck Stocks
EntertainmentTom Cruise Digger Debuts Eighth as Verity Dominates Cinemas With 3540000 Weekend
HealthPBS October Reduction Day Trims Listed Medicine Prices While Co-Pays Stay at 25 Dollars
ScienceNBIC Terrain Release 2.0 Blends LiDAR Data to Fix Bushfire Models in Forested Slopes
TechnologyWall Street Chip Selloff Weighs on ASX Tech Names Ahead of Sydney Open
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