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RBA, funding costs and mortgage rates

The recent rebound in short-term funding costs is not big enough to prompt all banks to raise their mortgages rates by more than a few basis points. But the risk that funding costs rise further is one more reason why the Reserve Bank of Australia is likely to ignore recent calls to raise interest rates until late next year.

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