Savers slayed as bank deposit rates hit rock bottom

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Data from Canstar shows that Australian banks reduced the interest rates on a range of savings accounts and term deposits by up to 75 basis points in May, sending them to near zero:

Retirees and savers are wearing the costs of a home loan price war…

Canstar financial services executive Steve Mickenbecker attributed the race to the bottom on rates to two key factors.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.