Australian Consumer Watchdog to Probe Banks’ Deposit Rates Amid Concerns About Unfair Practices

Australian Consumer Watchdog to Probe Banks’ Deposit Rates Amid Concerns About Unfair Practices
This combination of photos taken show the signs of the "big four" Australian banks in Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 30, 2017. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images
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Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has asked the country’s competition authority to investigate the deposit rates banks are offering savers due to concerns about the delays in rate increases.

In an interview with the Australian Financial Review, the treasurer noted that consumers should have received a boost to their saving rates by now.

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