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17.99% p.a | 0% p.a
(for first 6 months)
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Up to 55 days | 
home&Away Privilege Program |
FREE | ||
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| Provider | Card Name | Purchase Rate | Balance Transfer | Interest Free | Rewards Points | Card Fee | |
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19.99% p.a | 0% p.a
(for first 6 months)
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Up to 55 days |
Up to 2 points for $1 |
$199 | ||
Additional Information
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HSBC is one of the world's leading banks, and were first granted a licence in 1986 as one of the first foreign entrants into the Australian banking sector. The initials actually stand for the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and they are the third largest publicly held bank.
They were first founded by a Scotsman in Hong Kong, way backin 1865, and now have over 7,000 offices across 85 countries. HSBC Australia have 36 sites across the country and are growing from strength to strength, with new branches planned nationwide.
They offer a fantastic range of banking solutions for personal, business and corporate clients, and one quite rightly recognised as one of the of world's leading players within this sector.
Economists at Australian banking major ANZ are predicting that the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut the official cash rate to as low as 2 per cent by the end of next year, arguing that it may be more prudent for the government to back away from its budget surplus plans.
The economists are basing their prediction on the back of a weak Australian economy and modest gains in the global economic outlook.
The latest retail forecasts are projecting that Australians will spend approximately $32 billon over Christmas, with the average spend per person estimated to be $1200.
The forecast represents an increase over past years and is a major bonus for the retail industry which over the last few years has felt “more Grinch than Santa” according to Margy Osmand, the chief executive of the Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA)
The extremely detested surcharge that consumers are hit with when paying for a cab ride using a credit or debit card is unlikely to survive into the new year if the Australian central bank has its way.
The Reserve Bank has revised the rules regarding surcharges which are effective next year, tightening the language and making it explicit that the surcharge rules also apply to the taxi industry.
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