澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-10-25（在线收听）

 ANZ is the last of the big four banks to raise the interest rate on its standard variable home loans. ANZ increased rates by 18 basis points to 5.56%. NAB announced 17 basis points increase earlier today while the Commonwealth Bank and Westpac have already lifted their rates by 15 and 20 basis point respectively. The moves are out of step with any increase in the official cash rate. They come into effect next month. The banks argued that strict capital requirements mean their costs have got enough. So customers along with shareholders will bear the burden. The moves may also leave them for the Reserve Bank to lower official interest rates without inflaming the housing market. Banking stocks jumped as increases in lending rates will lift their profitability. Now led the charge, the Commonwealth Bank pushed higher, as did Westpac. It made strong gains. And ANZ was also stronger. Hopes in more stimulus from the European Central Bank over rally on the Australian share markets, the All Ords jumped 1.7% by the close as did the ASX 200 Index. Across the region, Japan’s Nikkei has surged over 2%. There are more modest gains in Hong Kong and Shanghai. And the Australian dollar holding well above 72 US cents.