The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

This week, we had the latest meeting by the Federal Reserve. The central bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points, and indicated that we're likely close to a pause. You'd imagine the stock market (SPY) would cheer... But I'm seeing something else that's making me nervous. Read on.

Governor Andrew Bailey has had to accept that the economy is resilient, but he’ll still find reasons to keep interest rates high

The global economic and investment picture this month is strikingly different from last month. In our article last month "Global and Thai economy in a no-landing scenario", we warned about rising risks, even as others predicted a "no landing" situation, or an economy that can continue without slowing down or…

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Pressure mounts on First Republic Bank, while in Europe, worries surrounding Deutsche Bank are new signals of the banking crisis.

The 15-year tech boom has ended with rounds of mass layoffs and a recent series of high-profile bank collapses. So what went wrong and will Silicon Valley ever be the same?

The Federal Reserve this week increased interest rates for the ninth time since last year and shows no indication of rate cuts this year despite lingering recession fears. As the macroeconomic backdrop remains uncertain, investors could consider buying fundamentally strong, dividend-paying stocks Walmart (WMT), Elevance Health (ELV), and Canon (CAJ)…

‘We try to remain competitive in every pub’, pub boss Tim Martin told The Independent

His comments follow a surprise increase in inflation earlier this week and the Bank of England's decision to raise interest rates - the 11th rise in a row - from 4% to 4.25%.

Gold prices have surged at an exceptional pace in the last month and the yellow metal is trading near all-time highs in March 2023. Will gold prices breach record levels in the next 12 months?

History remembers Paul Volcker as the slayer of inflation, and Ben Bernanke as the crisis firefighter. Jerome Powell is in danger of having to play both roles at once — or, what may be worse, to choose between them.