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Federal Reserve is about to hike interest rates once again – so why are mortgage rates coming down?

The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by half a percentage point on Dec. 14, 2022, to a range of 4.25 to 4.5%, which would be the seventh increase this year. So far in 2022, the Fed has lifted its benchmark short-term rate, which influences most other borrowing…

The Conversation

Five reasons why interest rates can't go much higher

It’s decision time for central banks on interest rates again. The US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank (ECB) are set to announce their latest decisions on Wednesday 14, while the Bank of England (BoE) will go a day later.

The Conversation

EU hotels to be banned from offering guests miniature shampoos and shower gels

Miniature bottles of shampoo, body lotions and shower gels are being banned as part of the European Green Deal's Circular Economy Action Plan, which is designed to make sustainable products the norm

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GDP growth figures highlight growing risk of stagflation

As NZ reports another quarter of slow economic growth, it is combining with inflationary pressures to pose a worrying economic outlook – here and around the world. A resilient China can help NZ through a worrying economic future.

Newsroom.co.nz

Anthony Albanese’s latest plan to subsidise foreign coal and gas companies is just absurd

Fossil fuel subsidies are a stupid idea. We aren’t so much decarbonising our economy as turbocharging its carbon intensity

The Guardian - AU

EU becomes first leading economy to legislate for ‘green tariff’ on imports

Countries that fail to decarbonise industries such as iron and steel face an effective carbon tax

The Guardian - UK

Inflation cools in November for the second-straight month

Inflation is still way too high, but the data offers some hope that it can ease alongside a still-healthy economy.

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director wants more women to secure patents. That could add $1T to the economy

Women only hold 13% of U.S. patents.

Fortune

GOP's big plan: Hold America hostage

GOP readies another round of legislative terrorism in search of spending cuts. Biden needs to fight back hard

Salon

Xi Jinping's reelection may help Indonesian economy, but protests may worsen anti-Chinese sentiments

Chinese President Xi Jinping has been reelected as the Secretary General of China Communist Party (CCP), making him secure an unprecedented third term as the country’s leader.

The Conversation

Unemployment rises sharply in North East as economy struggles

The unemployment rate in the region had been at record lows in the previous two months

Chronicle Live

Strikes blamed for most working days lost in more than 10 years

Pay data reveals growing gap between private and public sector

Evening Standard

'Difficult decisions needed' says chancellor as unemployment rises

Jeremy Hunt warned inflation needed to be tackled otherwise it would 'prolong the pain'

Wales Online

Consumers hopeful tide will soon turn on interest rates and home prices, but businesses gloomy

Households are hoping interest rates will reach their peak soon and home prices may start to rise. However, rising inflation and interest rates have businesses worried about the future.

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Bangkok Post

Homebuyer confidence rises two years in a row

The homebuyer confidence index in 2022 improved for the second consecutive year as owners of all sizes of businesses were more confident about the current and future economy, according to property research and consultancy Terra Media and Consulting.

Bangkok Post

Local banks eager to step up regional expansion

Local banks have continued to gear up for regional business expansion, aiming to create higher income from the growth potential of the Asean economy in the post-pandemic period.

Tribune News Service

Detroit Three making vehicles with most emissions, lowest fuel economy, EPA says

WASHINGTON — The Detroit Three automakers again produced vehicles with the most emissions and the lowest fuel economy of any major manufacturers in model year 2021, according to new data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

AAP

Top tech brains to shape robotics strategy

Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic has set up a national robotics strategy committee to advise on boosting automation technologies across the economy.

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Inflation was so bad that it even crushed inflation-linked bonds

As the U.S. economy veered toward the biggest inflation shock in four decades, investors flocked to the one corner of Wall Street that seemed a sure-fire refuge: Treasuries that provide extra compensation to keep up with rising consumer prices.

Daily Mirror

'Hardline Conservative administration is provoking swathes of strikes across England'

Clapping nurses, carers and others delivering public services during the pandemic then financially slapping them with measly, living standard crushing pay offers is grotesque hypocrisy from a regime accused of relishing confrontation in the hope it deflects from them crashing the economy

Bangkok Post

Government sets new digital goalposts

The government is moving towards the third phase of Thailand's digital landscape development plan in a bid to reach the top 30 of the World Digital Competitiveness Ranking, with the digital economy contributing 30% of the country's GDP in five years.

Fortune

A full-blown European energy crisis next year just became a lot more likely, as China’s reopening means that Europe’s ‘key safety valve’ for energy is gone, according to S&P

Weak energy demand from China has helped Europe survive an energy crisis, but a resurgent economy means the continent’s “key safety valve” is gone.

Fortune

All eyes are on Tuesday's crucial inflation report. Here's how the Fed, the economy, and markets may respond

Investment banks see inflation falling in November, but that may not be enough to protect the U.S. economy from a recession.

The Independent UK

EPA: US fuel economy flat in 2021, emissions down slightly

A government report says fuel economy for 2021 model year vehicles in the U.S. stayed flat with 2020 as people continued to buy less-efficient trucks and SUVs

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2 Dow Stocks to Buy and Watch in December 2022

The stock market has been under pressure this year amid rising rates and recession fears. However, with the economy showing resilience, experts are now hopeful that if the economy tips into a recession, it will be a mild one. However, given the uncertainties, we believe fundamentally solid Dow stocks, Procter…

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