Robert Walls Rates The Great 8

1 GLENN ARCHER

Illusion Cops A Beating From Reality

Times are getting tougher for John Howard - and I'm not referring to a few embarrassing resignations from his ministry. No, it's the economy. It's growing so strongly the Reserve Bank is contemplating raising interest rates again. And that brings us to housing. The factor that contributed so much to Howard's victories in elections past may start costing him votes.