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Warning to UK homebuyers as experts say 'mortgage pain is far from over'

“The mini-budget spooked the financial markets"

Manchester Evening News

Business confidence falls in North East as economic challenges take their toll

Confidence fell 20 points in the region in October in the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking

Birmingham Post

Hong Kong bets on summit to herald its comeback as financial hub

Hong Kong aims to restore its reputation as a global financial hub by playing host to a bevy of top Wall Street executives this week, defying critics who say a talent crunch and geopolitical tensions will hobble its ambition.

Reuters

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Wall Street accused of whitewashing China crackdown in Hong Kong

Activists and US legislators say banking summit being used to legitimise the dismantling of city’s freedoms.

Al Jazeera

South West firms concerned about economy - but positive about own prospects

Target areas for growth in the next six months include investing in teams and exploring new markets, the Lloyds report said

Birmingham Post

People on the move: key North East appointments and promotions of the week

Companies in this week's round-up include Elanders, Bedmax, GB Bank and ITPS

Birmingham Post

RBA to pull trigger on seventh rate hike

The central bank is set to capture the headlines this week, with most experts predicting it will tighten monetary policy by another 25 basis points on Tuesday.

AAP

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Rate rise expected on Melbourne Cup day likely to be followed by higher inflation outlook

Two of Australia’s biggest banks predict the Reserve Bank will revise the inflation rate to 8% – the highest since March 1990

The Guardian - AU

Danske Bank Northern Ireland notches up £80M profits so far this year

Increased transactional activity is responsible for the £30M jump on the same period last year

Birmingham Post

NatWest boss: “Anxiety levels are high”, as bad debts rocket

Britain’s top four high street lenders have set aside towards £2.5 billion this week to deal with bad debts, a clear sign that the bankers are preparing for a recession.

Evening Standard

Twitter shares taken off stock exchange after Elon Musk seals $44bn takeover – business as it happened

Donald Trump says he is happy Twitter is in ‘sane hands,’ as SEC filing confirms the Tesla billionaire has bought the social media platform with over 230m users

The Guardian - US

Reserve Bank reports record $40bn loss on government bonds purchased during Covid pandemic

RBA will likely not pay government dividends for years until negative equity of $12.4bn is restored and built up

The Guardian - AU

Lloyds Bank debt fears as talk of house price crash grows

FRESH fears about the UK economy emerged today when Lloyds Bank set aside more than half a billion pounds to deal with bad debts and warned on a “deteriorating” outlook.

Evening Standard

Santander issues urgent warning after a woman loses £80,000

The bank discovered that more than 70 per cent of purchase scams can be found on social media

Manchester Evening News

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The Guardian - UK

Lloyds bank predicts 8% fall in house prices as its profits tumble

Larger-than-expected drop in profits to £1.5bn in third quarter comes despite rising interest rates

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live: Amazon shares plunge, gas prices plummet 60%, Euro dips

Amazon’s slide in value and Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover have led to a dramatic few hours in Wall Street’s Big Tech sector.

AAP

Banks forecast sharp interest rate hike

Mortgage holders are likely to see repayments jump even higher as the inflation dragon proves harder to slay than expected.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What's up with the Bank of Japan's unique track?

Even as the Federal Reserve and the world’s other central banks raise interest rates to try to curb inflation, the Bank of Japan has stood firm, keeping its key interest rate at minus 0.1%

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AAP

ANZ beats expectations but shares fall

Big four lender ANZ has outperformed expectations with a $6.5 billion full-year profit and a higher dividend, but its shares have dropped nearly four per cent.

Glasgow Live

Santander issues scam warning to everyone who has a bank account with them

The warning has been issued due to a purchase scam that has been circulating around the UK, resulting in one woman losing a whopping £80,000 due to the criminals trickery.

Evening Standard

Barclays beats City forecasts, but bad debts rise

RISING interest rates pushed Barclays to £2 billion profit for the last three months, about £200 million better than City forecasts.

The Guardian - UK

Barclays profits soar past forecasts to reach £2bn on back of rising interest rates

Results will further fuel calls for the government to tax banks’ excess earnings

Bangkok Post

Krungsri remains upbeat on mortgage demand in Q4

Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri) believes the trend of rising interest rates will not affect real demand for mortgages, predicting positive demand in the final quarter this year.

Edinburgh Live

Santander issues warning to customers after woman scammed out of £80,000

Santander issued the warning and said in one case, sadly a 61-year-old woman was persuaded to make several payments to someone she thought she had made friends with

Nottingham Post

Santander issues warning to bank account holders over scams

The bank warned one woman lost over £80,000

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