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 To finance,Australia's been warned not to be over-commit on the mortgage just because interest rate at record lows. Many economists1 believe the reserve bank will cut rates again before the end of the year.But Angie Zigmane from BIS Sharpnel says it's inevitable2 that the interest rates will go up eventually and that could leads to some home owners struggling to their repayment3.

 
In 2009, when interest rates were cut sharply after the GFC and first-time buyers intends to introduce, we saw a shoot-up in price we saw a lot more first-time buyers into the market. But as interest rates scaled up from a variable rate of 5.8% to 7.8 % over the next 8 months two years,we saw the strains have put on a lot of people in the housing market,stole them completely and actually make them backwards4.  
 
To the markets now, Wall Street was boosted by the start of company-earning season. They are reporting those figures now and in London overnight, the FTSE was 63 points up at its close. 
 
Looking at commodity prices, West Texas crude is trading 103 U.S dollar a barrel, Tapis is 113 U.S dollar a barrel and gold is trading at 1250 U.S dollar an ounce. 
 
Australian dollar is buying 91.72 U.S cents, 72 Euro cents and 62 pence sterling5.

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1 economists 2ba0a36f92d9c37ef31cc751bca1a748     
n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
  • Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 inevitable 5xcyq     
adj.不可避免的，必然发生的
参考例句：
  • Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
  • The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。
3 repayment repayment     
n.偿还，偿还款；报酬
参考例句：
  • I am entitled to a repayment for the damaged goods.我有权利索取货物损坏赔偿金。
  • The tax authorities have been harrying her for repayment.税务局一直在催她补交税款。
4 backwards BP9ya     
adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地
参考例句：
  • He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
  • All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。
5 sterling yG8z6     
adj.英币的(纯粹的，货真价实的)；n.英国货币(英镑)
参考例句：
  • Could you tell me the current rate for sterling, please?能否请您告诉我现行英国货币的兑换率？
  • Sterling has recently been strong,which will help to abate inflationary pressures.英国货币最近非常坚挺，这有助于减轻通胀压力。

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