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IMF urges higher interest rates to control inflation

An independent assessment of Australia's economy says interest rates will need to lift higher and government effort will be required to bring inflation down.

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Dollar Strengthens as Yen Tumbles after Dovish BOJ Outcome

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday rose by +0.50%. Weakness in the yen supported the dollar as the yen Tuesday tumbled to a 1-year low against the dollar after the BOJ maintained record low-interest rates and reaffirmed its bond-buying program. Also, weaker-than-expected Eurozone economic news weighed on the euro to...

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Stocks Rally Off Morning Lows

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.53%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.28%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.37%. Stock indexes this afternoon are higher despite uneven corporate...

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The Era of Super-Low Interest Rates Could Be Over: The Kiplinger Letter

We’re likely never going back to the historically low rates that prevailed in late 2019 and early 2020.

Kiplinger

Stocks Little Change after Mixed Corporate News and Weak Economic Reports

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.01%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.02%. Stock indexes this morning are mixed on uneven corporate...

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High interest rates is hurting one more industry: Mortgage lenders

Mortgage brokers, who rely on commissions, are struggling as their income has dipped as home buyers move to cash.

Al Jazeera

Australian property prices soar to record levels despite higher interest rates

New figures show significant growth in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth with many suburbs seeing increases of more than 15% and Sydney up by 7.5%

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The Bank of England needs to lower interest rates now or risk recession

City Voices: The UK is in serious risk of entering a recession, meaning hardship and misery for millions

Evening Standard

Interest rates: if central banks don't start cutting them soon, it could actually increase inflation

What next for interest rates? The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is widely expected to leave them unchanged when it meets on November 2, despite the fact that UK headline inflation is still at 6.7%. If so, it will mark the second monthly freeze in a row, following…

The Conversation

Surge in interest rates and a cloudier economic picture to keep Federal Reserve on sidelines

The Federal Reserve is poised to leave its key interest rate unchanged at a time when the Fed faces an economy that has proved resilient but is nevertheless under pressure from surging interest rates, overseas turmoil and anxious investors

The Independent UK

Spotlight site up for sale after DA approved for 26-storey towers

Rising interest rates and high construction costs are putting pressure on development projects.

Newcastle Herald

In the US, higher interest rates are forcing people to cut back

Americans are feeling pinch of high interest rates, forcing them to hold off purchases of homes, cars, even groceries.

Al Jazeera

UK mortgage approvals slump before interest rates decision

Remortgaging at lowest level since January 1999 as borrowers face higher repayments

The Guardian - UK

MP accuses UK’s biggest banks of being ‘far too slow’ to reward savers

Harriett Baldwin, who chairs the Treasury Committee, said the ‘big four’ banks have not done enough to pass on higher interest rates to savers.

The Independent UK

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HSBC doubled its profits and is giving shareholders $3 billion in buybacks but the bank's troubles haven’t ended just yet

London-listed HSBC's profits soared, thanks to elevated interest rates. But high costs and pains in Chinese real estate continue to put pressure on it.

The Guardian - UK

Higher interest rates help HSBC to more than double profits

Bank criticised by MPs for being too slow to reward savers as it announces 15% rise in net interest income and $3bn share buyback

The Independent UK

Stock market today: World shares mixed after S&P 500 slips ahead of Fed interest rate decision

World shares are mixed ahead of a Federal Reserve decision this week on interest rates

Evening Standard

HSBC gives $3bn boost to investors as profits double

HSBC saw profits in the third quarter more than double to $7.7 billion thanks to higher interest rates, figures likely to lead to fresh calls for banks to boost savings rates.

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The Guardian - UK

German economy shrinks; UK remortgaging lowest since 1999; window firm Safestyle enters administration – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as German GDP shrinks slightly in the third quarter of the year

The Guardian - UK

Interest rate rises caused sharp drop in UK household wealth, report finds

Resolution Foundation says higher interest rates have led to a fall in house prices and pension pots

The Guardian - UK

‘A whiff of 2008’: analysts detect danger in Bank of England’s crackdown on inflation

With wages growth and job vacancies slowing, the monetary policy committee should hold interest rates again if it wants to avoid storing up trouble

AAP

Fresh insights into retail sector, housing market

Consumers have been reining in their spending in response to high interest rates and new data may signal a continuation of this trend.

WEKU

5 things to know about a stunning week for the economy

The U.S. economy continues to defy gravity, growing rapidly despite high interest rates. Consumer spending is powering the expansion, but it's not clear how long that can last.

The Independent UK

US consumers keep spending briskly even in the face of persistent inflation and high interest rates

An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve showed price increases remained elevated in September amid brisk consumer spending and strong economic growth

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Inflation Report Likely Keeps Fed Rates “Higher-For-Longer”

Today’s PCE deflator report was in line with market expectations but was sufficiently high to support the market’s current thesis that the Fed will keep interest rates higher-for-longer. The PCE deflator is the Fed’s preferred inflation measure. The market this week reduced the chances for a Fed hike in December,...

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