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Dollar Climbs as Crude Prices Jump and Stocks Fall

The dollar index (DXY00 ) climbed to a 1.5-week high on Thursday and finished up by +0.22%. The dollar remains supported amid persistent tensions in the Middle East, which is boosting safe-haven demand for the dollar. Also, rising crude oil prices are pushing up inflation expectations, a hawkish factor for...

Barchart · Apr 23

Middle East Tensions Support the Dollar

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today climbed to a 1.5-week high and is up by +0.04%. The dollar remains supported amid persistent tensions in the Middle East, which is boosting safe-haven demand for the dollar. Also, rising crude oil prices are pushing up inflation expectations, a hawkish factor for Fed...

Barchart · Apr 23

Iran war effects on Europe: Is a recession already unfolding?

The eurozone’s private sector slipped back into contraction in April, marking its weakest performance in nearly a year and a half since November 2024, as the war in Iran hit services and fuelled inflation.

Euronews · Apr 23

Revealed: Londoners' working week at 21-year record high as unemployment rises in cost of living crisis

EXCLUSIVE: How the capital’s workforce has been hit by tax rises, the Covid pandemic, wars and now faces artificial intelligence turmoil

Evening Standard · Apr 23

Capital gains tax changes are on the table, and yet Armageddon has not arrived. Has the tide on housing turned at last?

We are less than a month out from the budget and Labor’s mooted adjustments to tax concessions for property investors have barely registered

The Guardian - AU · Apr 22

North Carolina’s Flat Tax Savings in 2026: Why Everyday Costs Still Matter

North Carolina’s flat tax was introduced to simplify the state’s income tax system and reduce the burden on households. By replacing tiered brackets with a single rate, lawmakers aimed to make filing easier and give residents more predictable savings.

The Free Financial Advisor · Apr 22

Two-thirds of young people expect to be worse off than parents, survey finds

The poll surveyed over 2,000 young people to draw its results

The Independent UK · Apr 22

FTSE 100 struggles as Brent oil tops 100 dollars once more

The FTSE 100 closed down 21.63 points at 10,476.46.

Evening Standard · Apr 22

3 ‘Outside’ Factors Driving Gold and Silver Prices Right Now

Let’s look at the key outside markets and their present daily price impacts on gold and silver.

Barchart · Apr 22

Retirement Confidence Is Falling for Middle-Class Americans Over 50: Here’s Why

Rising costs, inflation and Social Security concerns are shaking retirement confidence among middle-class Americans over 50, according to new research.

GOBankingRates · Apr 22