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Why was Philip Lowe not reappointed as RBA governor? We can rule out interest rates as a reason

Lowe made three key mistakes – targeting house prices before the pandemic, misleading about future rate rises and ignoring cultural problems within the RBA

The Guardian - AU

Econometer: Will restarting student loan payments hurt the economy?

Student loan interest rates and payments are set to restart in the fall, and the Supreme Court decided recently to scrap President Biden's debt relief plan.

Tribune News Service

Stock market today: Asian shares buoyed by Wall Street's winning week as inflation eases

Asian shares mostly surged Friday after Wall Street’s winning streak barreled into a fourth day, buoyed by the latest signal that inflation may be easing

The Independent UK

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Meet Michele Bullock, the RBA insider tasked with making the Reserve Bank more outward-looking as its next governor

Australia’s next Reserve Bank governor, Michele Bullock – the first woman in the job – will take office in September at a time when much of the bank’s work in fighting inflation will be done and its focus will be on changing the way it operates.

The Conversation

Careful with LendingTree: Is the Optimism Warranted?

Although sentiment toward LendingTree swung higher likely on an encouraging inflation read, TREE stock still presents a rough picture in the grand scheme of things.

Barchart

US applications for jobless benefits fall again as labor market continues to defy the Fed actions

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell again last week as the labor market continues defy the Federal Reserve’s attempt to cool it by raising interest rates

The Independent UK

UK GDP: mortgage payers’ worst fears are likely to come true

Cycle of interest rate rises are expected to continue after better than forecast economic data

The Guardian - UK

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Profits at UK homebuilder Barratt drop as buyer demand slumps

Soaring interest rates and end of help-to-buy scheme blamed for driving away first-time buyers

The Guardian - UK

China’s exports plunge most in 3 years amid higher interest rates

Chinese exports fall 12.4 percent in June compared with a year earlier amid slowing global demand.

Al Jazeera

China exports slumped 12.4% in June from a year earlier as global demand weakened

China has reported its exports tumbled 12.4% in June from a year earlier as demand weakened after central banks raised interest rates to curb inflation

The Independent UK

Why Investors Should Consider Buying Gold Now

Gold was the best-performing precious metal in Q2 and over the first six months of 2023. The rare metal fell 2.01% in Q2 but was still 5.65% higher than the 2022 closing price on June 30. Gold remains in a long-term bull market, and the prospects are for higher highs…

Barchart

June CPI Report: What the Experts Are Saying About Inflation

Inflation eased markedly last month, but that won't keep the Fed from raising interest rates, pros say.

Kiplinger

FTSE 100 marks best day of 2023 as US inflation falls to 3%

‘Not too early to start chilling the champagne,’ says one analyst as traders toast drop in consumer inflation

The Guardian - UK

Here's how the Bank of Canada's interest rate hike to 5% will impact Canadian households

The Bank of Canada has just hiked its interest rate by another 25 points to five per cent — the second quarter-point hike since June’s interest rate increase to 4.75 per cent. The central bank has been steadily increasing interest rates over the past three years in an effort to…

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Kiplinger

Consumer Credit Growth Slows as Lending Standards Tighten: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

Consumer credit growth is slowing due to high interest rates and banks implementing tighter lending terms on credit cards.

The Guardian - UK

Mortgages to cost 1m borrowers extra £500 a month by 2026, Bank warns

Bank of England says millions of homeowners will be paying up to £220 more a month by end of year

Kiplinger

Recession Delayed to 2024, If Any: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

Rising interest rates haven’t slowed consumer spending enough to bring the economy into a recession so far, but it could still be on the horizon.

Evening Standard

Rental market crisis looms as landlords face ‘hike rents or sell up’ dilemma amid mortgage chaos

Rising mortgage rates are will have a severe impact on buy-to-let landlords and their tenants

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The Week

Five options to get the UK back to 2% inflation

Bank of England (BoE) governor Andrew Bailey has said inflation will fall “markedly” this year, as he signalled that the central bank is likely to raise interest rates once again in an attempt to reach its 2% inflation target.

The Conversation

South Africa's Land Bank can be fixed: change the funding model and narrow the focus

It is disheartening to see how many South Africans, including parliamentarians, have forgotten the simple and influential role the Land and Agricultural Development Bank (Land Bank) played in South African agriculture.

Evening Standard

London top-choice location in UK and Ireland for hotel operators

London has retained its crown as the most sought-after location for hotel operators eyeing new openings in the UK and Ireland, but high build costs and interest rates could delay future developments according to new survey results.

Wales Online

Bank of England warns 1m people to expect £500 a month added to mortgage bill

The Governor has warned 'there will be consequences'

Evening Standard

Winkworth cautions on profits as mortgage crisis weighs on home sales

Estate agency chain Winkworth has issued a profit warning and pointed to soaring interest rates and the mortgage crisis hitting home sales.

The Guardian - UK

UK lenders pass stress tests as Bank of England warns of more mortgage pain

Banks ‘could weather £125bn hit in economic downturn’ despite rising interest rates

The Independent UK

Bank of England says UK banks are resilient enough to offer struggling households support

The Bank of England has warned that households across the U.K. are facing increasing problems from the sharp increase in interest rates but says the country’s biggest banks are resilient enough to offer more help than they were able to before the global financial crisis 15 years ago

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