"With real interest rates falling to zero - let's party" So says Adam Carr at ICAP Securities... [All I can say is 'wow, some people really don't have a clue'] Join discussion...

"Mr Battellino suggested a downturn would be healthy for the economy." Has he turned Austrian? Join discussion...

ZIRP on the way to Australia? Join discussion...

Alan Kohler said, "If credit ain’t available, it doesn’t matter what it costs." Join discussion...

Surprise 1% cut of interest rates. Is this a good sign? Is the RBA panicking? Join discussion...

What if interest rates goes to zero eventually? Then Bernanke will hit the zero-bound problem. See "Bernankeism and hyper-inflation" at http://cij.inspiriting.com/?p=549 Join discussion...

The Fed may be cutting rates further? Join discussion...

Hear! Hear! "Consumer debt, though, was still too high in Australia, Mr Mendelson said. "That is an underlying problem in the country," he said. "Higher interest rates help to keep the pressure on the consumers to reduce spending." Consumers should use the extra cash courtesy of the recent fall in rates and any future cuts to repay their debt, Mr Mendelson said." Join discussion...

YOU beauty. Interest rates have been cut and happy days are here again. For good measure, we've even got petrol prices coming down. Sorry, don't be too sure about that. The Reserve Bank has cut its official interest rate only because times are getting tougher. Join discussion...

St George Bank stole a march on its major rivals today by cutting its standard variable home loan rate by 30 basis points, or 0.3 percentage point, which was slightly more than the reduction sanctioned by the Reserve Bank. Join discussion...