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Conflict of interest: have low cash rates created the ‘everything bubble’?

In new book The Price of Time, economist Edward Chancellor explores the role central banks have played in the snowballing challenges of the past quarter century

The Guardian - AU

Look to emerging markets in transitional year

We believe 2023 will be a transitional year, the next stage following the "low-rates, low-growth" years of 2010-19 and the "Covid years" of 2020-22, where the pandemic led to a global lockdown, massive fiscal spending, skyrocketing debt and the great reflation.

Bangkok Post

Canada's Alberta province forecasts C$12.3 billion budget surplus

Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta on Thursday forecast a C$12.3 billion ($9.2 billion) budget surplus for the 2022/23 fiscal year, but warned economic risks are increasing as high inflation, rising interest rates and geopolitical unrest slow global activity.

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UK workforce exodus could force BoE to raise interest rates, says chief economist

Departure of more than 500,000 workers since Covid risks stoking inflation, says Huw Pill

The Guardian - UK

Best first-time buyer mortgages available right now – June 2025

Buying your first property is an exciting but expensive life event which is why it is crucial that you get the best first-time buyer mortgage to suit your needs

Ideal Home

The US dollar is getting stronger: African countries are feeling the pain and have few policy options

The US dollar has been advancing rapidly in response to the Federal Reserve’s resolve to keep raising policy rates for longer to regain control of stubbornly high inflation. This has far reaching consequences. The US dollar is prominently used around the world as an international medium of exchange and as…

The Conversation

The nation’s vacant homes present an opportunity — and a problem

With construction costs for new homes and interest rates soaring, vacant housing is drawing more attention as a shortcut to quickly getting more units on the market.

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Australia’s economy remains afloat – but there are choppy waters ahead

The OECD predicts 1.9% economic growth for Australia next year. That’s the good news

The Guardian - AU

Edmunds: How to mitigate rising auto loan interest rates

The Federal Reserve issued its latest interest rate hike in early November

The Independent UK

New Zealand hikes interest rate to 4.25% to fight inflation

New Zealand’s central bank has hiked interest rates by a record amount as it tries to get inflation under control

The Independent UK

How to get a credit card advance

A cash advance can be useful if you need cash right away but you may face a 25% to 27% interest rate.

Fortune

Michael Pascoe: Interest rates won’t work like they used to

The RBA board should be thinking very, very seriously about before lifting interest rates again, Michael Pascoe writes.

The New Daily

Not Just Another Recession

Why the global economy may never be the same.

Foreign Affairs

2023 will be a very difficult year, OBR member warns MPs

David Miles said the impact of rising interest rates and inflation will cause pressure next year but they are predicted to turn a corner in 2024.

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More feel poor as cost of living bites

Soaring inflation and rising interest rates are damaging Australia's sense of community and could put the nation's resilience at risk.

The Independent UK

OECD forecast: High rates and inflation to slow world growth

Hobbled by high interest rates, punishing inflation and Russia’s war against Ukraine, the world economy is expected to eke out only modest growth this year and to expand even more tepidly in 2023

ABC News

RBA governor Philip Lowe warns Australians to brace for higher inflation, lower growth

The Reserve Bank governor warns the global economic conditions that helped central banks keep inflation low and stable are reversing, making for more economically volatile times, and potentially higher interest rates ahead.

The Guardian - UK

How Britain’s economic woes stack up against Europe’s – a close look at the figures

The UK’s money troubles spread from inflation and higher interest rates to sluggish productivity. But how do we compare with our European neighbours?

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Bangkok Post

Monetary curbs have long-term consequences

The Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana famously warned that "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it". But sometimes even those who can recall the past have a selective memory and draw the wrong conclusions. This is how the global policy response to the current bout of inflation…

Dublin Live

Permanent TSB becomes latest bank to raise interest on fixed rate mortgages

The bank said it will raise interest rates on its home loan fixed rate products by an average of 0.45 per cent

Tribune News Service

How banks and private equity cash in when patients can’t pay their medical bills

Patients at North Carolina-based Atrium Health get what looks like an enticing pitch when they go to the nonprofit hospital system’s website: a payment plan from lender AccessOne. The plans offer “easy ways to make monthly payments” on medical bills, the website says. You don’t need good credit to get…

The Guardian - UK

Nationwide sets aside £108m for bad loans as borrowers face surging costs

Building society says it expects relatively few of its customers to default on repayments in cost of living crisis

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Once more for the dummies – we need higher wages

Inflation is more than double the headline wages growth – wages are lagging, not leading, Michael Pascoe writes.

The Independent UK

Lagarde warns ECB may do more than withdraw stimulus

The president of the European Central Bank is warning the bank may have to raise interest rates beyond merely withdrawing stimulus and into territory that could restrain growth

Birmingham Post

Nationwide warns more mortgage holders could fall into arrears amid cost-of-living crisis

The high street building society also said mortgage activity was likely to slow next year

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