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New Mortgage Refinancing Options For Reducing Monthly Payments

Refinancing your mortgage can feel like a big financial move, but it’s often one of the most practical ways to lower your monthly expenses. With interest rates fluctuating and new loan programs emerging, homeowners today have more flexibility than ever before. Whether you’re trying to free up cash flow, shorten…

Budget and the Bees

Why are energy, petrol and mortgage prices so high right now?

An economics professor explains why certain essential bills are spiking and if there’s anything we can do to combat them.

The Independent UK

This is what a fossil-fuel shock looks like. The UK must adapt its energy system – and quickly

The Iran war will hit food prices, fuel costs and interest rates. But we could could turn this crisis to our advantage, says Chaitanya Kumar of the New Economics Foundation

The Guardian - UK

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Trump Fed pick Kevin Warsh could shake up the central bank with his ‘family fight’ model

Since President Donald Trump named Kevin Warsh as his choice for Federal Reserve chair on Jan. 30, 2026, financial markets have focused on one question: Is he still the inflation hawk he once was, or is he now more comfortable with the lower interest rates that the president has long…

The Conversation

Gold Suffers Worst Drop in 17 Years Despite War Fears—Here's the Twist Investors Missed

Explore why gold, traditionally a safe-haven asset, is experiencing a sharp decline amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. Discover the macroeconomic factors at play.

International Business Times UK

Oil price jumps to $118 a barrel after Trump comments; cost of filling up family car with diesel passes £100 – as it happened

Full tank of petrol now costs £84, as drivers face more than £500m in higher fuel costs due to oil crisis

The Guardian - UK

Credit card annual fees are soaring past $800. Here's why people keep paying them—even as perks are harder to come by

Shoppers and travelings keep gravitating to premium 'lifestyle' cards, but interest rates and reward restrictions can trap unwary consumers.

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UK savers told to act now before Easter Sunday cash Isa deadline

Interest rates as high as 4.45% and a steep cut in next year’s allowance fuel forecast of last-minute rush

The Guardian - UK

Top forecaster's dire prediction if Iran war drags on

Australia could enter a recession, with the Reserve Bank raising interest rates a further three times, economists warn as fears of a protracted conflict mount.

AAP

War could add an extra 5% to prices in Australia – but there’s one sector that shields the economy

A drawn-out war in the Middle East could add an extra 5% to existing inflation in Australia, our new modelling shows.

The Conversation

MarketBeat Week in Review – 03/23 - 03/27

Stocks were down sharply this week as geopolitical risk elevates concerns about higher inflation and interest rates despite a temporary pause in hostilities

MarketBeat

UK government borrowing costs hit 5% as Iran war fuels bond market sell-off

Yields on 10-year debt reach highest since the 2008 financial crisis, raising concerns of faster interest rate rises

The Guardian - UK

Fixed-term savings accounts are rising - here’s why and the best ones for your money

Locking away cash guarantees the same return if interest rates change - but the trade-off is flexibility

The Independent UK

Cost of Trump’s war: From energy bills to UK interest rates, how Middle East conflict is hitting Britons

Chancellor warns UK households face ‘significant’ economic challenges as US and Israel’s war against Iran sends global financial markets and energy prices spiralling

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The Guardian - AU

Auction clearance rate slumps to 57% nationwide as interest rate hikes prompt Australians to sell

Homebuyers lose confidence amid higher rates and Iran war-linked price rises across the economy, buyers agent says

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: RBA official’s rate hike warning; ABC boss’s ‘utterly offensive’ comments condemned; and ‘boy kibble’ goes viral

Iran war ‘making us all poorer’, but bank may need to raise interest rates again to curtail inflation, assistant governor says

The Guardian - AU

War on Iran ‘making us all poorer’ but RBA may need to hike interest rates again, official warns

Comments come as the Albanese government said it would back an ‘economically sustainable’ above-inflation minimum wage rise

Saving Advice

6 Everyday Decisions That Can Make You Look Riskier to Lenders—Without You Knowing

Think you’re doing everything right financially, but still getting higher interest rates or unexpected loan denials? You’re not alone. Lenders don’t just look at your...

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AAP

Hard time for renters as landlords squeeze tight market

Rising interest rates and living cost pressures mean it will be a tough year for the housing market, and even more so for renters.

International Business Times

DOJ Official Admits No Evidence Against Jerome Powell Found Prior to Launching Probe: Report

The Justice Department admitted to a federal judge that they had no evidence of criminal wrongdoing, but were investigating Fed Chair Jerome Powell anyway

Evening Standard

Why is UK inflation steady and how will the Iran war affect it?

February’s inflation rate of 3% means if an item cost £100 a year ago, it would now cost £103.

The Independent UK

Chances of a Federal Reserve rate hike fade as inflation worsens

The jump in gas prices stemming from the war in Iran has had another impact that may also affect many Americans’ finances: Higher interest rates

MarketBeat

3 Smart Investments If Interest Rates Stay Higher for Longer

With the Fed signaling higher rates for longer, investors should consider ETFs and stocks like VNQI, MLPX, and EQIX that can perform amid persistent inflation

Euronews

Gold and silver plunge and then recover after Trump's Iran talks statement

Middle East conflict was supposed to boost precious metals. Instead, oil and rate fears have sent silver crashing 40%, and gold is feeling it too.

The Guardian - UK

UK mortgage interest rates expected to rise despite Trump’s Iran pause

Bank of England likely to make two quarter-point increases amid sustained rise in inflation, investors believe

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