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AUSTRALIAN PM WARNS OF NEW RATE RISES.

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SYDNEY, June 3 Asia Pulse - Australian borrowers should expect to see more interest rate rises this year, said Prime Minister John Howard, although he also warned the Reserve Bank not to go too far.

The Reserve Bank meets tomorrow to consider raising rates for the second time in two months with most economists now tipping a quarter of a percentage point hike after comments by RBA governor Ian Macfarlane.

Mr Macfarlane flagged interest rate rises of up to two per cent on Friday to stop the economy from over-heating and prevent inflation from strong economic growth getting out of hand.

The prime minister said while rate rises should be expected because of the overall wellbeing of ...

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