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What is happening to the economy explained - from mortgages to pensions

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget kick-started a chaotic chain of events that are now affecting everything from mortgages to pensions, with many homeloans pulled from the market and deals cancelled

Daily Mirror

2 Earnings Winners to Scoop Up During the Bear Market

The bear market has been brutal. Given the trend in inflation and weakening economy, it's unlikely to end soon. For investors, the best strategy is to use the adverse market conditions to scoop up stocks that have a long-term history of compounding earnings. Therefore, investors should consider buying Builders FirstSource…

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DWP benefit claimants issued warning as MPs suggests payments may not rise with inflation

Those who receive DWP benefits such as Universal Credit, Job Seekers Allowance and Pension Credit have been issued a warning as UK Government ministers suggest that payments may not rise with inflation rates.

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Why hurricane preparation is so costly for low-income people

Inflation is making hurricane preparedness more difficult for Florida's cost-burdened households.

Axios

Memories of the 1970s haunt the Fed, pushing its aggressive rate moves

The Federal Reserve is cracking down hard on inflation, in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the 1970s, when price hikes were so sustained, they got baked in to people's thinking.

WEKU

Financial markets are a mess around the world. Fingers are pointing at the Fed

Customarily, the Fed and other central banks do as much as they can to keep markets calm. This time they're the reason behind the volatility.

WEKU

Liz Truss called out by Bristol radio presenter for giving 'scripted answers'

The Prime Minister hasn't been in the media since the government announced a series of tax cuts in its 'mini budget' on Friday

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Commentary: How Fed-induced inflation is battering your wallet

A common sound bite today is that the Federal Reserve’s recent interest rate hike is pushing the nation toward recession. But that’s like beginning a book on page 813. The origin of today’s economic malaise is prolonged and massive federal budget deficits, combined with a Fed willing to finance those…

Tribune News Service

Next boss warns of second cost of living crisis in 2023 as pound slumps

Simon Wolfson says currency crisis means inflation, which has soared because of energy prices, may be worse next year

The Guardian - UK

Baht leads declines among weak Asian currencies

Most emerging Asian currencies weakened against a stronger US dollar on Thursday, with the Thai baht shedding more than 1% following a quarter-point rate hike that investors viewed as moderate to bring down inflation running at a 14-year high.

Bangkok Post

Minister suggests benefits may not be uprated in line with inflation

Government departments have been reportedly asked to make plans for efficiency savings

The Independent UK

Is a global recession coming? More experts are raising the alarm

Figures including the head of World Trade Organization and Paul Krugman are expressing concern about economic outlook.

Al Jazeera

Bank of Thailand 'ready' to adjust tightening pace

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is ready to adjust the pace of tightening monetary policy if needed and would be prepared to hold an off-cycle meeting if necessary, governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Australia’s inflation rate eases slightly to 6.8% in August thanks to modest fuel price rises

Consumer prices rose 7% in the year to July before easing in August, with construction and fruit and vegetables the largest contributors

The Guardian - AU

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PM indicates timeframe for Indigenous voice referendum – as it happened

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Annual inflation was 6.8 per cent in August, says Bureau of Statistics

New data show annual inflation was 6.8 per cent in August, down from 7 per cent in July.

Wales Online

Ministers could scrap inflation-linked benefits rise amid economic turmoil

Treasury minister Chris Philp has refused to commit to an expected uprating of benefits in line with inflation

Reuters

Nationwide strike disrupts France's energy sector as social tensions grow

A nationwide strike on Thursday disrupted the French energy sector, taking a large chunk of the nuclear production offline, as workers push for a pay hike amid rising tensions between unions and the government over a planned pensions reform.

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Bangkok Post

Borrowers hit as rates increase again

The Bank of Thailand on Wednesday raised the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points to 1%, in a bid to tame high inflation amid an uneven economic recovery.

The Guardian - UK

English district councils warn support services for poorest face axe

Services such as debt advice and hardship funds under threat amid £400m bill caused by inflation

The Guardian - UK

Record 8m households in UK struggle to manage telecoms bills, says Ofcom

Regulator calls on sector’s big players to scrap formula that uses inflation plus 3.9% to set annual price rises

Reuters

Argentina's economic crisis draws protests even as poverty rate eases

Argentina's deep economic slump drew thousands to the streets on Wednesday, as protesters demanded action to counter sky-high inflation and help the country's poor, even as data showed the poverty rate dipped in the first half of this year.

France 24

UK market mayhem sparks 'unprecedented' bond-buying from Bank of England

The Bank of England has launched a £65 billion emergency bond-buying programme, in an effort to calm the markets and avert a financial crisis. The "unprecedented" support comes amid mounting criticism of the government's plan to slash taxes. Also in the show: Beata Javorcik, Chief Economist at the European Bank…

Kiplinger

Want To Beat Stagflation? Invest Like It's the 1970s

If you're looking to beat sticky inflation and slowing growth in your portfolio, consider using the past as a guide for navigating today's mixed-up economy.

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Owning These 5 Stocks Won't Make You Rich in 2022

Since the Fed’s hawkish monetary policy stance to control the raging inflation is expected to keep the stock market under pressure in the upcoming months, we think it could be wise to avoid fundamentally weak stocks Uber Technologies (UBER), Coinbase Global (COIN), Peloton Interactive (PTON), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), and Marathon…

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