Australian banks could start raising variable interest rates on customers before the end of the year, according to a survey of economists – Business Insider Australia

• Australians could face rising interest rates in the coming months as banks feel the heat.
• A majority of the economists surveyed by Finder expected variable rates to rise before 2021 without any move by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
• It would place homeowners and investors under more pressure, with one in nine already unable to make their repayments.
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