SYDNEY: Australian home-loan approvals fell for a second month on the fastest exodus of first-home buyers in a decade, increasing pressure on the central bank to cut interest rates as consumer confidence weakens.
The number of loans granted to build or buy houses and apartments fell 2.5% in February from a month earlier, the biggest drop since March 2011, the statistics bureau said in Sydney yesterday. – Bloomberg
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