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House prices fall at fastest pace since 2009 – and more pain expected

High interest rates and the customary summer slump have been blamed after UK house prices suffered their sharpest annual drop in 14 years.

The Week

NatWest cuts mortgage interest rates for second time in four days

It comes after Andrew Bailey yesterday signalled that the Bank of England could soon be finished raising interest rates

Evening Standard

UK house prices tumble 4.6% in year to August; pound at lowest since June – as it happened

UK house prices are falling at fastest pace since 2009 on annual basis, reports Halifax, down in every region

The Guardian - UK

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Jim Chalmers warns soft landing ‘not assured’ for economy despite Treasury forecasts

Exclusive: Treasurer expects ‘bumpy’ year ahead as Australia feels the squeeze of higher interest rates and China’s slowdown

The Guardian - AU

Long opposed to rate increases, Erdogan now backs plan that includes raising rates, minister says

A top government official says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan supports his new economic team's plan to increase interest rates to lower the country's soaring inflation

The Independent UK

US applications for unemployment benefits fall to lowest level in 7 months

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in seven months, another sign that the labor market remains largely unaffected by higher interest rates

The Independent UK

Stocks Slump Before the Open as Inflation and Interest Rate Worries Return

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are down -0.58%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are down -0.88% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices ended the regular session lower as an unexpected rise in a key U.S. services activity gauge bolstered speculation that the Federal Reserve would have…

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Stocks Fall Before the Open as Inflation and Interest Rate Worries Return

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are down -0.34%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are down -0.63% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices ended the regular session lower as an unexpected rise in a key U.S. services activity gauge bolstered speculation that the Federal Reserve would have…

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UK house prices suffer sharpest fall in 14 years

Halifax says prices fell by 4.6% as high interest rates dent homebuyer demand

The Guardian - UK

Average London home drops £22k in value as interest rate crisis bites

The average London home has lost nearly £23,000 in value over the past year as the impact of far higher interest rates hit property prices.

Evening Standard

Outgoing RBA governor Philip Lowe says tough decisions made him ‘very unpopular’

At a speech in Sydney, Philip Lowe has said some of his economic explanations ‘missed the mark’ but that media should avoid ‘clickbait’

The Guardian - AU

September is usually a ‘rotten month for stocks.’ Here are 7 things top analyst Ed Yardeni believes could go wrong this time

Since 1945, the S&P 500 has dropped 0.73% on average in September compared with a 0.7% gain for the index across all months over the same period.

Fortune

Stocks Fall as Economic Strength May Keep Interest Rates Higher for Longer

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed down -0.70%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.57%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.88%. Stocks on Wednesday posted moderate losses, with the S&P...

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Poland's central bank surprises with sharp interest rate cuts despite double-digit inflation

Poland’s central bank has lowered its interest rates by 75 basis points despite the country’s double-digit inflation rate

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Interest rates biting commercial landlords

BNZ General Manager of Property Finance talks about interest rate effects, new green building standards and signs of recovery in the commercial property sector | Content partnership

The Guardian - AU

RBA interest rates: official cash rate left unchanged by Reserve Bank of Australia at 4.1% for a third month

The final rates decision under outgoing RBA governor Philip Lowe was widely expected

Evening Standard

NatWest and HSBC cut mortgage interest rates again, and brokers predict other top lenders will follow

The UK’s top lenders have now been cutting mortgage rates for six weeks

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AMC Entertainment (AMC) and Warner Music Group (WMG): Are These Entertainment Stocks Worth Buying?

The ongoing writers’ strike has plagued the entertainment industry. Moreover, changing consumer spending habits in the face of inflation and rising interest rates adds complexity to the industry. Hence, will buying AMC Entertainment (AMC) and Warner Music Group (WMG) be worth it? Keep reading.

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The Guardian - AU

No interest rates rises predicted for Philip Lowe’s final RBA board meeting

Economists say interest rate pause likely for about a year as ABS releases weaker-than-expected economic data

The Hindu

The transition of loans from floating to fixed rates | Explained

What has RBI said about allowing borrowers to transition from floating to fixed rates for loans? We take a look.

Evening Standard

London has 19 of UK’s top 20 ‘risky mortgage’ postcodes

As interest rates rise, mortgages in these postcodes may be at the highest risk of default

The Guardian - UK

Markets rally as China steps up support for economy and Country Garden strikes debt deal – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as stocks rally as Country Garden agrees extension to its onshore debt payments

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asian shares surge after Wall St gains on signs the US jobs market is cooling

Stocks are higher in Asia after Wall Street was boosted by a report that signaled the U.S. jobs market, while still healthy, is showing some signs of cooling

The Guardian - UK

High interest rates ‘will lead to thousands of UK firms failing in 2024’

Thinktank Cebr expects Bank rate to rise twice more and predicts 28,000 insolvencies over next year

The Guardian - AU

Australian households on six-figure incomes can now only afford 13% of homes

New report shows housing affordability has reached its lowest levels in decades as market continues to rebound

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