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ASX slips as Australia's economy grows at a slower-than-expected pace

The Australian share market falls, after a mixed performance on Wall Street as investors bet on interest rates having to rise by more than they initially expected, while the ABS releases a significant update about Australia's solid —but slowing — economic growth.

ABC News

Bond market expected to remain robust this year

Bond markets in Thailand have seen extraordinary growth over recent years and are expected to continue to post steady growth in 2023 due to an anticipation of rising interest rates. It would provide good opportunities of investing fixed income products for investors as there is a wide variety of large…

Bangkok Post

Will the Reserve Bank review achieve anything? What difference could it make to interest rates?

A government-ordered review of the Reserve Bank — the first in more than a generation — is expected to ask searching questions of our key financial institution. The leadership of the central bank, the composition of its board, missed targets and broken promises are all elements under examination.

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First time in many years, fixed deposit rates turn positive at 8%

MUMBAI: As banks' chase for customers to collect cheap deposits is not fructifying, they are forced to offer inflation-beating real interest rates on fixed deposits now, and state-run banks led by Punjab Sind Bank top the chart offering a cool 8-8.50 per cent per annum.

The Times of India

Reserve Bank would back a Commerce Commission probe into bank profits

Some retirees could face a cold and hungry winter, as costs rise and banks slow-pedal their term deposit interest rates. It's allowing the big banks to maintain high margins and send record dividends back to their Australian owners. Jonathan Milne reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

Survey: Business economists push back US recession forecasts

A majority of the nation’s business economists expect a U.S. recession to begin later this year than they had previously forecast, after a series of reports have pointed to a surprisingly resilient economy despite steadily higher interest rates

The Independent UK

8 money changes coming in March including Spring Budget and final £67 energy discount

We’re all thinking about our money now more than ever, and there are plenty of financial changes coming up in March that you should know about and pop in your diary

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How low will house prices go? Lessons from UK, US, Europe and elsewhere

How the property markets around the world are faring and what is behind the global slide

The Guardian - UK

Global and Thai economy in a 'no-landing scenario'

The world economy in the first quarter of 2023, especially in January, seems to be defying gravity. The US labour market and retail sales figures have been much better than expected, while inflation is showing signs of a slower-than-expected slowdown.

Bangkok Post

Australia’s big banks are passing on all the interest rates hikes – but not the cuts

While the banks have been quick to pass on RBA’s every cash rate increase, they have not matched all the decreases since June 2019

The Guardian - AU

Fed’s preferred inflation gauge accelerates, adding pressure for more rate hikes

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauges unexpectedly accelerated in January and consumer spending surged after a year-end slump, adding pressure on policymakers to keep ratcheting up interest rates.

Tribune News Service

Fed's rate hikes likely to cause a recession, research says

Can the Federal Reserve keep raising interest rates and defeat the nation’s worst bout of inflation in 40 years without causing a recession

The Independent UK

3 Short Squeeze Stocks to Make Sure You Sell Before It’s Too Late

Although inflation reduced significantly from its peak, it remains far off the Fed’s target. The sequential increase in inflation and hotter-than-expected jobs report last month could compel policymakers to raise interest rates higher than previously expected until it achieves its 2% inflation target. Since it may not be easy for…

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An inflation gauge tracked by Fed accelerated in January

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge ticked higher in January, a sign that price pressures remain entrenched in the U.S. economy and could lead the Fed to keep raising interest rates well into this year

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Aviation industry takes off: Airlines report profitability as travel soars

With most of the world open for leisure travel, the aviation industry is breathing a sigh of relief as globetrotters get set to take off.

360info

How Sri Lanka sleepwalked over a debt cliff

The issues that led Sri Lanka to become an economic basket case in 2022 serve as a warning for other nations.

The Guardian - UK

Interest rates will need to rise again, warns Bank of England rate-setter

Catherine Mann, a hawkish member of the MPC, says high rates necessary to stop inflation becoming embedded in wages and prices

The Independent UK

US revises down last quarter's economic growth to 2.7% rate

The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.7% annual rate from October through December, a solid showing despite rising interest rates and elevated inflation, the government said in a downgrade from its initial estimate

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FTSE 100 Live: Lloyds posts annual results, Rio Tinto cuts dividend

Lloyds Banking Group today revealed unchanged annual profits of £6.9 billion as the lender benefited from a year of rising interest rates.

The Independent UK

Asian shares decline following Wall Street tumble

Asian shares have fallen after stocks tumbled on Wall Street as worries persist about higher interest rates and their tightening squeeze on the global economy

The Guardian - AU

Forget the spin. Cost of living and interest rates may stay high for some time to come

The RBA tells us the pain is only temporary and for the best, but it could be here for a while. Here’s why

The Guardian - UK

Big banks are raking in billions, and we all pay the price – time for a new windfall tax

Rises in interest rates are driving unemployment, low wages and poverty while the banks cash in, says campaigner Fran Boait

Evening Standard

Profits jump at HSBC as it moves to fend off break-up calls from China

HSBC today moved to fend off pressure from one of its biggest shareholders to break up the group and return chunks of cash to investors.

The Conversation

See when Australia's biggest banks stopped paying proper interest on your savings – and what you can do about it

Whenever interest rates went up in the past, I used to get told it wasn’t all bad news. At least it was good for some people: savers – people with money in the bank.

The Guardian - AU

Rising interest rates may be Labor’s kryptonite – but remember it never ended up killing Superman

Are the Reserve Bank’s decisions to keep hiking the cash rate damaging the Albanese government’s economic credentials?

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