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“Ms Allen says households with a mortgage may lower spending or use savings to keep spending as a result of higher interest rates.”

“"And what the data tells us is that banks big and small are preparing for the increasing possibility rates will rise and stay higher for longer."”

“As interest rates started to rise earlier this year, Andrew Clifford decided he needed to protect his family from being stretched any further.”

“'Less profit for the business' The Reserve Bank lifted the cash rate for the fourth time this year on Wednesday, pushing rates to their highest level since 2011, at 4.6 per cent.”

“…ralian households remain among the world's most indebted, a rise in real household disposable income per capita since a recent low point in 2023 and 2024 means most borrowers are better placed to cope with their mortgage repayments, even though rates have…”

“He said every time interest rates rise, there's a change in sentiment among his customers.”

“Investors are dumping US dollar debt in a vicious market rout, forcing American and global interest rates to their highest levels in decades.”

“Germany's finance agency said on Thursday it expects federal borrowing to hit a record €525.5 billion ($US598 billion) in 2026 and to rise further next year, driven largely by rising refinancing needs and growing requirements for special funds.”

“Finally, today's US rate rise, on top of a move from the European Central Bank last week and the virtual certainty of one from the Bank of Japan tomorrow, is heaping pressure on the RBA to follow.”

“The US and Iran will not stop attacking each other because Australian mortgages have become more expensive.”