Ellie McLachlan

RT @Canstar: ANZ predicts a cash rate peak this year of 4.10%, while CommBank, NAB and Westpac economists are predicting 3.85%. After a bit…

🚨 Update 🚨 thanks to some very unfriendly hacker/s there’s been some really unusual activity on my account since early March. No, I do not promote crypto…! I think I’ve blocked & deleted all the dodgyness. Good reminder to change your passwords people #hacked #twitterhack

The #RBA hasn't been swayed into hiking the cash rate to take heat out of the property market, as speculation mounts house prices could boom even more once vaccination targets are met and the country reopens - 35% of Australians surveyed think so. https://t.co/HVyBEqUhLT #ausbiz

Today @UBank stops offering term deposits for new customers as the merger with @86400smartbank unfolds. And @CommBank's NetBank saver rate has been cut for the 13th time since the pandemic began. Story for @Canstar https://t.co/dMvIF9zduU #interestrates https://t.co/41GzFfSK4e

Westpac is now the only major bank to offer variable rates starting with a ‘1’. @Canstar's database shows there are even cheaper interest rates to be found from a range of smaller and challenger banks. https://t.co/y3Kes6QW4W #interestrates https://t.co/DDKa6v9TXa

RT @shaylareew: A new report shows Australians are saving more and spending less. How do you compare? Article by @E_McLachlan for @Canstar…

For some Australians, such as casual workers, taking time off for the jab could mean taking a financial hit. So there are growing calls for paid #vaccination leave to assist the rollout & make the process easier for workers. Via @AJDuncanWriter @Canstar https://t.co/OVfE9nFl5v

RT @effiezahos: SG increases from 9.5% to 10% from today. For some Aussies, the increase in the SG will mean a cut to their take-home pay.…

RT @Canstar: One builder says the cost to build has gone up 5% in the past year, driven by pandemic forces. #AusProperty https://t.co/5iIQm…

For customers of Commonwealth Bank, ANZ and Westpac who were in the midst of an outage this afternoon, here are some steps to keep in mind. Keeping a record of any late fees or interest charges is one. https://t.co/9eFR8xFQnx

CommBank @CommBank

UPDATE: 4.15PM We are starting to see services return to normal following a tech outage that had widespread impact across businesses. Thank you for your patience - we're sorry to cause any inconvenience to your afternoon.

RT @effiezahos: Following on from ⁦@TheTodayShow⁩ money segment here are the transaction costs of paying your rent with a credit card throu…

Here's a wrap of #superannuation changes proposed in Your Future, Your Super, up for debate in the senate. This includes 'stapling' workers to super accounts, which would only be good for consumers if they're in strongly-performing funds to begin with. https://t.co/d2H836Wr6Q

RT @shaylareew: Ever wondered how much it may cost if one of us mere mortals wanted to live in one of the Hemsworth's Byron houses? Wonder…

More than a quarter of Australians have fallen out or severed ties with someone over money. A @Canstar survey found 39% of people have fallen out with a friend, 38% fought with a relative and 10% have cut ties with a colleague. Couples feel the strain too. https://t.co/SbJs1SJZ4X

1.5 million Aussie households are in mortgage stress. @DFA_Analyst says even a small increase to monthly repayments could tip them into severe financial pressure & see the emergence of ‘mortgage prisoners’. Borrowers with big loans will need to prepare https://t.co/DaQpCwHtcz

RT @Canstar: According to our money expert, borrowers should be securing themselves a cheap home loan interest rate and paying off as much…

RT @Canstar: We can reveal that UBank’s customers will be transferred to a new bank that looks and feels a lot like 86 400. https://t.co/kO…