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The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

The Week Ahead: As inflation simmers and interest rates rise, investors stew

The final datapoint to lock in the market’s expectation for the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate move comes on Tuesday in the week ahead.

Miami Herald

Economic growth of sorts, but UK plc is going nowhere

GDP is likely to edge sideways in 2023 (if that) but the true impact of rising interest rates has yet to be felt

The Guardian - UK

Banks continue to drag their feet lifting savings account rates

Banks defy political pressure by not passing on higher interest rates to all savers even as they hit mortgage holders with rapid-fire hikes

The New Daily

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Bitcoin set for worst week since FTX crash

NEW YORK: Bitcoin is having its worst week since November as an equity selloff, fear over higher interest rates and an escalating United States regulatory crackdown on crypto combine to hurt investor sentiment.

Bangkok Post

When Is the Next Fed Meeting?

Markets expect interest rates to remain unchanged at the next Fed meeting.

Kiplinger

Want Passive Income? Buy These 4 Stocks

Powell's testimony to keep the interest rates higher if required has created chaos in the markets, with the U.S. jobs report looming large for the future of monetary policy. Given the volatile market backdrop, fundamentally sound dividend-paying stocks AbbVie (ABBV), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP), and Spok Holdings…

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The billionaire cofounder of Home Depot compares the Fed to ‘the gang that can’t shoot straight’ and says the coming crash is ‘not going to be pretty’

“My problem with the Fed, overall, is there’s too many academics in the mix,” Ken Langone said Wednesday.

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Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel says the Fed’s rate hikes and ‘monomaniacal’ focus on the labor market are ‘misguided’: ‘Workers are way behind’

Siegel says workers’ wage growth has been “way behind” historical norms and inflation is already fading, which means the Fed’s rate hikes are a mistake.

Fortune

Dallas, Chicago-area lenders merge while facing a ‘paralyzed’ mortgage market

DALLAS — Dallas-based Town Square Mortgage has merged with Palatine, Illinois-based American Portfolio Mortgage Corp., a move to better position both companies to weather the storm as the rapid rise in interest rates has stalled homebuying activity.

Tribune News Service

Is It Finally Time to Sell This Cruise Line Stock?

While Carnival (CCL) has been able to stage a post-pandemic recovery, it is yet to return to profitability like many of its peers. With high inflation, rising interest rates, fears of recession, and unenviable unit economics let’s find out if the cruise line stock would struggle to keep itself afloat.…

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2 Penny Stocks Worth Betting on in 2023

With inflation still high and the jobs market showing resiliency, the Fed will likely raise interest rates higher than anticipated. This might push the economy into a recession. Despite the uncertainties, investing in fundamentally strong penny stocks Nokia (NOK) and trivago (TRVG) could be worth it now. Keep reading.

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3 Dirt Cheap Stocks to Buy in March 2023

As Fed Chairman Jerome Powell cautions against higher-than-expected interest rates to curb inflation, markets fear this could tip the economy into a recession. Historically, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in a high-interest-rate environment. Therefore, it could be wise for investors to buy fundamentally strong stocks ARC Document Solutions (ARC),…

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3 High-Quality Stocks to Buy Now and Hold for the Next Decade

With the Fed extremely likely to raise the benchmark interest rates higher than envisaged by policymakers, the economy and the stock market are expected to remain under pressure. Amid the uncertainty, it could be wise to invest in high-quality stocks Visa (V), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), and Autodesk (ADSK) for…

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Bank of England to make interest rates announcement this month - what to expect

The Bank's interest rates have a major effect on other rates all across the UK and could directly affect your finances

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Which banks have passed on the March RBA rate rise to mortgage borrowers? NAB kicks it off, as Westpac follows

We're in double-digit territory after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifted interest rates for the 10th time since last April. Find out which major banks have responded to the RBA's March decision.

The New Daily

Watch: Historic home value drop, Rail chaos fallout, Albanese in India

Watch: New data shows Australian home values have taken their biggest annual fall on record as interest rates rise. Sydney's rail boss and ride-share

Tribune News Service

Powell softens tone and says March rate hike size is not yet decided

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell softened his tone slightly during a second day of congressional testimony, saying policymakers will wait for fresh jobs and inflation data before deciding how much to raise interest rates later this month.

Fortune

'It really shouldn't be this way': Top economist Mohamed El-Erian blames the Fed for bad messaging and stock volatility

Fed's Jerome Powell hinted in February that inflation hikes would slow because disinflation was underway. But on Tuesday, he seemed to backtrack.

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The Guardian - US

The US central bank is poised to cause untold hardship to millions of Americans

The Federal Reserve chairman has admitted that at least 2 million people could lose their jobs if interest rates keep rising

The Guardian - UK

Keep interest rates at 4% to help UK households, urges Bank of England policymaker

With inflation cooling rate-setter Swati Dhingra says higher borrowing costs pose ‘material risk’ to already-weak economy

The New Daily

Targeted measures can better tackle inflation, instead of lifting interest rates

Over 2022 consumer prices increased by 7.8 per cent, about three times as fast as the RBA's target range of 2 to 3 per cent for inflation.

Evening Standard

Bank of England rate-setter: ‘it is likely that we are overestimating’ inflation

Monetary Policy Committee member Swati Dhingra said that “further tightening is a bigger risk” than holding interest rates at 4%

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live: Pound under pressure, L&G profits up

Pressure on banks and other blue-chip stocks continued today following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

The Independent UK

Asian stocks tumble amid fears about faster rate hikes

Asian shares are mostly lower as investors fret that the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates faster if pressure stays high on inflation

ABC News

RBA governor Philip Lowe says interest rate 'pause closer' with 'open mind' based on data

The Reserve Bank governor says the board is considering a pause after 10 consecutive interest rate rises, possibly as early as April, but the timing will depend on incoming economic data.

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