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Savers to win as rates fall

15/12/2011

An analyst said a deposit rate battle between the banks was on the cards, but noted that it might be relative given markets were expecting up to 125 basis points in rate cuts in the next year, meaning deposit rates would also tumble.

One analyst calculated that for every five basis points banks did not pass on to home owners from RBA rate cuts, $400 million of the $1.2 trillion in mortgages in the banking system would be transferred from home owners via the banks to the providers of funds, increasingly deposit account holders.

Banks normally rush to cut interest rates on deposit accounts after a cut to official rates, but analysts expect to see a game of cat and mouse as they assess the value in keeping deposit rates higher.

Source: Sydney Morning Herald



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