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The World Is Seeing How the Dollar Really Works

By raising interest rates, the Federal Reserve strengthened the U.S. currency—and revealed its centrality to global order.

Foreign Policy

House sales in Wales fall but shortage of stock drives prices up

Higher interest rates and the cost of living crisis were cited for the drop in market activity

Birmingham Post

Consumer confidence takes a dive as rising interest rates and high inflation weigh on sentiment

The Westpac consumer sentiment index fell for a ninth consecutive month as interest rates, falling housing prices and high inflation woes mount.

The New Daily

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Is it worth paying exit fees to get out of your mortgage deal

Worried homeowners on fixed rate mortgages with early repayment charges are being offered a new online calculator tool to help them decide if it is worth paying eye-watering exit fees to get a new deal before yet more interest rate rises kick in.

Wales Online

Here’s how much you need to earn to buy a home in the Bay Area

Thinking of buying a home in the Bay Area? You’ll need to make at least $250,000 a year to comfortably afford it.

Tribune News Service

New Zealand house prices finally fall from dizzying heights

New Zealand house prices have fallen year-on-year for the first time in more than a decade as rising interest rates finally halted a dizzying boom that had only gained momentum after the coronavirus pandemic first hit

The Independent UK

Demand destruction the new buzzword

On Feb 23, a day before Russia invaded Ukraine, the world crude oil price was US$90.60 (3,221 baht) per barrel. Russian oil supply disruption and demand recovery from Covid-19 dragged the crude oil price to almost $120 at the end of May, after the US and European central banks sent…

Bangkok Post

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Fixed rate mortgage deals: should you refinance now or wait and see?

With interest rates set to double, hundreds of thousands of Londoners on ultra-cheap fixed-rate mortgage deals face an awful dilemma: pay hefty cancellation changes to refinance today, or hope they can afford to refinance when their current deals expire

Evening Standard

New student loan changes affecting everyone who is repaying one

The change affects students with Plan 2 (undergraduate) and Plan 3 (postgraduate) loans - and comes instead of an expected 12% interest rate

Glasgow Live

Student loans interest rates cuts: Who does it affect and when do the changes happen?

The changes apply to graduates in England and Wales who are on Plan 2 or postgraduate loans.

Evening Standard

‘Greater insight’: ABS unveils monthly inflation reports as cost-of-living crisis bites

Households and the Reserve Bank will get a much closer look into when soaring inflation peaks later this year with monthly price reports coming.

The New Daily

Egypt Adopts Measures to Rationalize Electricity Consumption

Egypt is seeking to increase its hard currency revenues, as a result of the rise in interest rates on the dollar. Egypt’s financing needs are increasing despite record revenues achieved from the Suez Canal Authority, which reached USD 7 billion in the last fiscal year, remittances from Egyptians abroad that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Student loan interest rates capped at 6.3% from September - see how it affects you

The change affects students in England and Wales with Plan 2 (undergraduate) and Plan 3 (postgraduate) loans - and comes instead of an expected 12% interest rate

Daily Mirror

Banks asked to freeze rates - finance minister

Commercial banks should not rush to raise their interest rates even though the Bank of Thailand (BOT) will tighten monetary policy, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

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The Guardian - UK

Student loan interest rates cut again as inflation and cost of living soar

DfE says maximum rate in England and Wales will be fixed at 6.3%, having previously reduced it to 7.3%

The Independent UK

Government cuts student loan interest rates again amid rising inflation

Rates will be cut to 6.3% from September, having already been cut to 7.3% from 12% in June.

Bangkok Post

Banks vow to keep rates steady for the time being

Local major banks plan to hold their interest rates steady if the Bank of Thailand raises the policy rate on Wednesday, as they want to mitigate its impact on borrowers amid a gradual economic recovery.

Kiplinger

What to Know About CD Ladders, A Flexible Way to Save

One way to keep your earnings on track is to spread out your cash.

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Reuters

Ontario leader warns of potential economic slowdown in Canadian province

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government, opening a new provincial parliamentary session on Tuesday, warned an economic slowdown could be coming to the province as Canada's central bank rapidly hikes interest rates to curb inflation.

The Independent UK

Millennial Money: When is it OK to be selfish with money?

With inflation rising and interest rates creeping up, life is getting more expensive for most people

The New Daily

‘Turning point’: Business collapses spike but local recession still unlikely, say economists

The number of businesses falling into administration spiked in July as economists warn the economy is headed towards a “turning point”.

Evening Standard

More pain for consumers as credit card interest rates hit 24-year high

About a fifth of those living in the most deprived areas said they were using credit more to deal with the rising cost of living.

The Guardian - UK

UK builder Bellway reports record revenue as house prices climb

Construction firm forecasts bumper 2023 as housing boom defies rising interest rates and cost of living crisis

The Independent UK

Asian shares mostly decline on global technology downturn

Asian shares are mostly declining amid a global fall in technology shares, including Japan’s SoftBank, which just reported hefty losses caused by the market downturn

Bangkok Post

Rising rates won't trigger crisis

Hawkish shifts in the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy have often led to heightened financial and economic stress in emerging economies. In the early 1990s, the Fed raised interest rates preemptively to curb inflation, precipitating the 1994 Mexican “tequila” crisis. In 2013, the Fed signalled its intention to tighten monetary…

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