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Reserve Bank interest rate pause welcomed by mortgage borrowers as Lifeline prepares to meet with governor Philip Lowe

After 10 consecutive rises, the Reserve Bank has pumped the brakes on interest rates — much to the relief of mortgage borrowers and Lifeline, which has seen more first-time home owners suffering financial distress.

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Liz Truss pension episode flags risk of further financial crises, says IMF

Report calls for tighter regulation of non-banks as comfortable decade of low interest rates comes to an end

The Guardian - UK

Earnings Roll Call! Stocks EVERY Investor Is Watching This Wednesday, and Why You Should Avoid Them

The upcoming earnings season could be highly volatile in the face of uncertain macroeconomic conditions, including high inflation, rising interest rates, recent bank failures, and growing recessionary risks. Amid this backdrop, it could be wise to avoid fundamentally weak stocks TuSimple Holdings (TSP), Ra Medical (RMED), and Agrify (AGFY), which…

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Bank of England ‘may need to cut interest rates earlier and faster’

MPC member Silvana Tenreyro expects such a move ‘to avoid significant inflation undershoot’

The Guardian - UK

‘Pause doesn’t mean peak’: The RBA has stopped hiking rates – but will the mortgage reprieve last?

Millions of Australian homeowners were spared another increase in their mortgage bills on Tuesday when the RBA paused interest rates.

The New Daily

Asian shares mixed as surging oil prices fan inflation fears

Shares are mostly higher in Asia as investors watch for the latest moves by central banks

The Independent UK

Sure, the RBA froze interest rates this time, but there's plenty of pain to come

Australia’s Reserve Bank has hit pause on interest rates after ten successive hikes, but for many Australians, the pain it has inflicted is about to begin.

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‘Relief’ for home owners as RBA pauses rates for first time in 10 meetings

The Reserve Bank has hit the pause button on its record breaking run of interest rates hikes in April, delivering relief to home owners.

The New Daily

Australia pauses key interest rate at 3.6% after 10 hikes

Australia’s central bank has left its benchmark interest rate on hold at 3.6% at its latest monthly meeting following evidence that inflation is falling

The Independent UK

RBA keeps rates on pause but more hikes not ruled out

The Reserve Bank of Australia has delivered welcome interest rate relief to mortgage holders and kept the cash rate on hold this month.

AAP

Mortgage reprieve: Reserve Bank hits pause on interest rates as economy slows

Interest rates have been put on hold for the first time in almost a year, delivering a reprieve to mortgage holders amid a slowing economy.

The New Daily

RBA leaves interest rates on hold as it waits to see impact of previous increases

The Reserve Bank gives mortgage borrowers a reprieve, at least temporarily, by leaving interest rates on hold at Tuesday's board meeting.

ABC News

Balancing act: Why central banks are cautious after bank crisis

Central banks are seen treading carefully following the sudden collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse.

Al Jazeera

RBA grants Easter treat with a pause on interest rate rises

Interest rates have been on the rise since May last year.

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PM reportedly issued invitation to visit Beijing – as it happened

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Reserve Bank flags 'further tightening' to tame inflation after leaving interest rates on hold at 3.6pc, ASX closes higher

The Reserve Bank has left interest rates on hold at 3.6 per cent, but says some further tightening of monetary policy may be needed, while the Australian share market hit a fresh three-week high.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: RBA interest rates decision due, Trump lands in New York, super explained in coffee

Former US president prepares to face court; Guardian Essential poll shows voters back capping power prices, lifting wages and cheaper childcare

Bangkok Post

GSB set to launch digital loans in effort to lower rates

Government Savings Bank (GSB) is set to launch a non-bank business to offer digital personal loans and digital nano-finance services in the third quarter of this year, with a view to pushing down interest rates in the market for both services by 5%, said president Vitai Ratanakorn.

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The Guardian - AU

Hold or hike? Economists divided on whether RBA will raise interest rates for 11th consecutive time

Mixed data and international developments leave monetary experts unclear on Reserve Bank’s cash rate decision for April

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Earnings for These 2 Tech and Software Stock Roll out This Week, but Only 1 Is Worth Owning

While the tech industry’s long-term prospect looks bright, high-interest rates might affect its near-term performance. Therefore, while fundamentally strong tech stock Science Applications (SAIC) might be an ideal buy ahead of its earnings release this week, fundamentally weak Digital Ally (DGLY) might be best avoided. Keep reading.

The New Daily

A typical income equals mortgage stress as property prices rebound

Australians earning average incomes are now unable to afford houses in capital cities without immediately being thrown into mortgage stress.

AAP

Bleak outlook for housing supply crunch

Housing demand is expected to keep outstripping supply as migration levels pick up and high interest rates weigh on new construction.

The Guardian - AU

Australian rental crisis will get worse as construction fails to keep pace with demand, report says

The national housing report, released on Monday, says rising interest rates have reduced supply of new homes

Fortune

Harvard economist Jason Furman says the Fed shouldn’t flinch in its inflation fight—unless the ‘turmoil spreads within the financial system’

We haven’t learned anything “particularly reassuring in the last three and a half weeks” about inflation even amid the banking crisis, Furman told CNBC.

Newsroom.co.nz

Tova and Today the canaries in the economic mine

The radio workers were caught by the unexpected speed of the decline of NZ's consumer economy, since Christmas – and they won't be the last. Jonathan Milne reports.

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