Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

What is inflation? What causes it? And who has been hit the hardest? Your questions answered

Inflation is soaring to new highs. From rising interest rates to increased petrol prices, it's hitting Australians' hip pockets. We've taken a look at your top questions.

ABC News

History turns full circle as G7 alarm bells ring over energy once again

First meeting in 1975 grappled with the oil shock – now it is Russia’s war in Ukraine creating angst

The Guardian - UK

Removal of mortgage stress test ‘will not result in free-for-all’

While Bank of England decision may help first-time buyers, experts say there will still be restrictions

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

This Under-The-Radar Financial Stock Should Benefit from Rate Hike

The Fed has undertaken three interest rate hikes so far this year and is expected to raise the rates further in the upcoming months. The rising interest rate environment makes the backdrop favorable for financial companies. Therefore, under-the-radar financial stock Nelnet (NNI), which possesses robust financials and higher-than-industry profitability, should…

StockNews.com

Money expert Martin Lewis urges homeowners to take immediate action

Interest rates have rise 1.25%

Nottingham Post

Barclays to buy Kensington Mortgages as interest rates rise

Acquisition comes at a time of intense competition in the mortgage market

The Guardian - UK

Softbank's Masayoshi Son Emphasizes Chances Of US Listing For Arm

Softbank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) founder and CEO Masayoshi Son stressed the possibility of British-based chip designer unit Arm Ltd listing on Nasdaq pending a final decision, Reuters reports. "Most of Arm's clients are based in Silicon Valley and ... stock markets in the U.S. would love to have Arm," Son told at the annual…

Benzinga

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

PreMarket Prep Stock Of The Day: Will The Darden Restaurants Earnings Pop Last?

Investors who are waiting for rising inflation and interest rates to have a negative impact on a company’s earnings will have to wait a few quarters in Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI).

Benzinga

Powell: Fed must convince public it can tame inflation

As if their job weren’t hard enough at a time of raging inflation, Chair Jerome Powell and his Federal Reserve colleagues have to do more these days than decide just how much to raise interest rates without triggering a recession

The Independent UK

Markets Fluctuate, Oil Falls again as Recession Warnings Build

Asian markets struggled Thursday to recover from the previous day's battering, while oil extended losses, after Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell admitted the economy could tip into recession as the bank hikes interest rates to fight runaway inflation. Soaring prices and central banks' battle to rein them in have sent…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Asian stocks higher after Wall St declines on growth worries

Asian stock markets are mostly higher after the Federal Reserve chairman said the U.S. central bank wants to avoid causing a recession but one is possible as it raises interest rates to cool surging inflation

The Independent UK

Regulators eye housing as rates increase

Australia's Council of Financial Regulators is keeping a close watch on developments in the housing market as interest rates increase.

AAP

Martin Lewis urges savers to check their interest rates 'as soon as possible'

The personal finance guru says now is the time to 'maximise every penny of savings interest'

Wales Online

As fixed mortgages end and rates rise, many risk losing their homes

Almost 40 per cent of Australians with mortgages who have locked in ultra-low fixed interest rates will roll off them as soon as next year, raising fears that more people will default on their loans, creating financial system instability.

ABC News

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Benzinga

What It Means For US Stocks To Be In A Bear Market

Wall Street has officially fallen into a bear market as investor sentiment is hammered by soaring inflation, rising interest rates and worries about a looming recession in the world’s largest economy.

StockNews.com

Now is a Great Time to Pick Up This Passive Income Stock

The surging inflation and the Fed’s efforts to tame it by aggressively hiking interest rates have led to many analysts forecasting a recession later this year. Investors must consider picking up stocks that generate passive income in an uncertain economic environment. Medtronic (MDT) recently announced an 8% increase in its…

Benzinga

Billionaire Ray Dalio Warns Of Stagflation, Calls Fed 'Naïve And Inconsistent' For Raising Interest Rates

Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio recently offered his take on whether rising interest rates could help improve the economy.

The Independent UK

Powell: Fed will decide on rate hikes 'meeting by meeting'

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell underscored the Fed’s determination to raise interest rates high enough to slow inflation, a commitment that has fanned concerns that the central bank’s fight against surging prices could tip the economy into recession

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The New Daily

Superannuation funds set for worst returns since global financial crisis

Superannuation funds are set to record their worst performance since the GFC as sharemarkets plunge due to high inflation and rising interest rates.

The Independent UK

UK house prices: Will rising interest rates cause a property market crash?

Property pices are rocketing but many experts are predicting a slowdown in price growth later this year, explains Ben Chapman

Daily Mirror

Martin Lewis urges every homeowner to act now as cheap mortgage deals disappear

Martin Lewis is urging borrowers to “act now” if they’re on a fixed rate deal that will end soon, or if you’re on a variable rate. It comes after the Bank of England hiked interest rates to 1.25%

Asharq Al-Awsat

Emir of Qatar Says Global Economy to Shrink by a Third

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani warned on Tuesday of a wave of global economic stagnation and inflation that the world has not seen in 45 years, citing a slowdown of growth in the global economy by about a third this year. Speaking at the opening of…

Bangkok Post

Arkhom recommends gradual rate hikes

Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith asked the Bank of Thailand to discuss with commercial banks whether they can raise their interest rates on a gradual basis in the event the central bank decides to raise its policy rate.

StockNews.com

Analysts Just Upgraded These Top-Quality Stocks

The prospects of higher interest rates to curb the surging inflation and the increasing odds of a recession have increased the market volatility. However, amid the current market turmoil, analysts have upgraded quality stocks Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) and Republic Services (RSG). Read on to learn more.

The New Daily

More interest rate pain: RBA’s sobering inflation warning to households

Australians must brace for several years of high inflation and rising interest rates, Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe warned in a speech on Tuesday.

1 … 252 253 254 255

People

Dipanjan BanchurSince

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

169 stories

Rachel Springall

164 stories

Arkhom Termpittayapaisith

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.