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How to Find High Yields in Today's Market

Kiplinger's guide to finding the best opportunities for high yields in nine categories — from super-safe options to higher-risk choices with big potential rewards.

Kiplinger

Central banks raising interest rates makes it harder to fight the climate crisis

Higher rates slow the renewable energy transition and shield oil and gas producers from competition by low-carbon producers

The Guardian - US

US banks on edge after rate hike

Economists warn that two more US banks are on the verge of collapse after the Federal Reserve lifted its key interest rates by 0.25% this week, prompting stock prices of American lenders to drop sharply after the hike.

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How the Debt Ceiling Impacts Your Finances

If Congress doesn’t raise the debt ceiling soon, the U.S. could default, sending borrowing costs higher and possibly delaying Social Security payments.

Kiplinger

These 2 Insurance Stocks Are the Top Buys for May

With the Fed announcing its tenth interest rate hike this week, the insurance industry is in a sweet spot as high-interest rates benefit insurers. Hence, investing in fundamentally strong insurance stocks Hannover Rück SE (HVRRY) and Everest Re Group could be wise. Read more….

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Brazil's Haddad backs longer-term target for inflation, no talk of goal change

Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Friday that he favored taking a long-term view of inflation and that the central bank could begin cutting interest rates.

Reuters

Black unemployment at lowest level ever recorded as US adds 253,000 jobs

The numbers come as Joe Biden begins debt celing negotiations with House Republicans

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3 of the Worst Consumer Financial Services Stocks to Own in May

Despite the rising interest rates, the consumer financial services industry could remain under pressure due to the tighter lending standards and the chances of a recession later this year. Therefore, it could be wise to avoid fundamentally weak consumer financial services stocks Sunlight Financial (SUNL), Guardforce AI (GFAI), and Sentage…

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In a surprise, the job market grew strongly in April despite high interest rates

The U.S. job market may be getting a second wind. Employers added 253,000 jobs in April, a modest uptick from the month before. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.4%.

WEKU

‘Disappointing’: Big banks post huge profits, but leave savers behind

Some of Australia’s big banks are posting gargantuan profits this week as rising mortgage bills fatten their coffers.

The New Daily

April jobs report may point to US labor market's resilience

Month after month, the nation’s job market has stood its ground against howling headwinds — rising interest rates, chronic inflation, major bank failures and economic uncertainties across the world

The Independent UK

A Seasonal Market Pattern to Assist Your Personal Finance

The US Government's 10-Year Treasury Note significantly impacts the global economy. It also affects your personal finance when it comes to acquiring essential assets. We will discuss these impacts and how they may influence your personal finance decisions.

Barchart

RBA's rate hikes creating inflation, Ross Garnaut says, calling for radical overhaul of economic policy

Pointing to big changes that have greatly affected Australia's capacity to deliver rising standards of living, top economist Ross Garnaut calls for a major policy overhaul.

ABC News

New Zealand interest rates are still rising — now mortgage stress data reveals how households are coping

New data reveals how New Zealand households that have been under interest rate pressure for more than 18 months are managing to make ends meet.

ABC News

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The Guardian - UK

European Central Bank chief suggests firms are engaging in ‘greedflation’

Comments by Christine Lagarde come after central bank raises interest rates for seventh time in succession

France 24

US regulator proposes new sanctions on Meta over children's privacy concerns

The US Federal Trade Commission has unveiled a proposal that would bar social media giant Meta from profiting off the personal data collected from child users. The FTC is accusing Facebook and Instagram's parent company of repeated violations of data privacy policies. Also in the show, regional US lender WestPac…

WEKU

Biden administration warns consumers to avoid medical credit cards

Americans paid an estimated $1 billion in interest on medical debt in just three years, a federal agency finds. This includes use of credit cards often pitched in doctors' and dentists' offices.

ABC News

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

Here is a breakdown of which major banks have responded to the RBA's decision, and which ones we're still waiting on.

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FTSE 100 Live: US regional bank shares tumble further; ECB signals further rate hikes to come; FTSE down 1.2%

Next, Shell and BAE Systems have posted updates today in a session when another major central bank is expected to hike interest rates.

Bangkok Post

Asian stocks shrug off latest Fed hike

Asian stocks and US futures edged higher on Thursday as investors brushed aside US Federal Reserve comments that interest rates won’t fall this year and instead looked ahead to eventual policy easing.

ABC News

Markets as it happened: ASX closes down as US Federal Reserve raises interest rates

Australian shares closed down weighed down by bank stocks. NAB reports cash profit jump of 17 per cent but its shares slumped as the result was below market expectations.The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by another 0.25 of a percentage point. Keep up with market events and insights from…

The New Daily

NAB profits soar on higher interest rates

National Australia Bank has delivered a 17 per cent lift in interim profits, boosted by rising interest rates and more business lending.

The New Daily

US central bank lifts rates to highest in 16 years

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and signalled it may pause further increases.

Bangkok Post

Sell in May? Possibly!

'Sell in May and go away" is an old market saying that is likely to ring true this year. Several risk factors have emerged, such as small US banks facing deposit outflows and central banks continuing to raise their interest rates amid stubbornly high inflation.

France 24

Federal Reserve hikes interest rates for 10th time, signals pause

The US Federal Reserve has hiked interest rates for the tenth time in a row, bringing the key lending rate to its highest level since 2007. But the central bank has signalled it could pause further rate hikes, as inflation eases and turmoil continues to spread across the American banking…

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