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Why the RBA should go easy on interest rate hikes: inflation may already be retreating and going too hard risks a recession

One of the stranger things about the Reserve Bank’s announcement of why it’s lifting interest rates by 0.25 percentage points is that it suggests inflation will come down by itself.

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Australia hikes interest rates in potential election shakeup

Reserve Bank of Australia’s move means millions of Australians face higher repayments on their home loans.

Al Jazeera

Give unemployed a 'real chance': ACOSS

The peak welfare body says the next government should commit to full and sustainable employment, as rising interest rates threaten record low unemployment.

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‘I can’t see it getting any better’: could the UK be heading for a recession?

Small business owners are already being hit as consumers cut back on non-essentials

The Guardian - UK

Perm and Greater Bank mull RBA rates rise

The RBA has raised the official cash rate by 25 points to 0.35 per cent

Newcastle Herald

Reserve Bank interest rates: RBA lifts official cash rate to 0.35% in first rise since 2010

Central bank raises rate by 0.25 percentage points in a move that will stoke cost-of-living debate ahead of federal election

The Guardian - AU

Reserve Bank opts for standard 25-basis-point interest rate hike as first in likely string of rises

The Reserve Bank increases interest rates for the first time in more than 11 years, with a 25-basis-point hike taking the cash rate target to 0.35 per cent.

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Possible Australian rate hike puts cost of living in focus in election campaign

Australia's ruling coalition is bracing for a possible rise in interest rates on Tuesday right in the middle of a national election campaign that could further increase living costs and hamper Prime Minister Scott Morrison's re-election efforts.

Reuters

ASX loses ground as RBA makes first interest rate rise in 11 years to curb inflation; Aussie dollar surges

The ASX loses ground as the Reserve Bank raises interest rates to curb surging inflation, while US stocks end higher after a volatile trading session, and billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes becomes the biggest investor in AGL to block its plan to split its business.

ABC News

What's Going On With Fairfax Financial Shares Today

RBC Capital analyst Mark A. Dwelle raised the price target for Fairfax Financial Holdings (TSX:FFH) (OTC:FRFHF) to $750 from $675. The analyst kept Outperform rating for the shares. Dwelle stated that the hard market is still driving strong top-line growth and improved underwriting margins, and management did a great job of protecting book value as…

Benzinga

Big rouble in little Europe

Vladimir Putin has knocked over the European Central Bank’s house of cards with his war against Ukraine, and Europe will face difficult monetary conditions for years to come.

Newsroom.co.nz

How Fed rate hikes could impact stocks, crypto and other investments

The Federal Reserve is set to raise interest rates at its May meeting after it hiked rates for the first time since 2018 in March. The nation’s central bank is expected to lift the benchmark Fed funds rate by 0.5 percent, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.

Tribune News Service

From Universal Credit to Sky bills - Six money changes coming in May

Some important financial changes will be made in the month of May

Chronicle Live

Bank of Baroda cuts interest rate on car loans to 7%

MUMBAI: State-run Bank of Baroda on Monday announced a 25 basis points (bps) reduction in its car loan interest rates to 7 per cent per annum from 7.25 per cent earlier.

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Fed hopes for ‘soft landing’ for the US economy, but history suggests it won’t be able to prevent a recession

The Federal Reserve will likely soon learn what gymnasts already know: sticking a landing is hard.

Daily Mirror

Six money changes coming in May - including Universal Credit and higher interest rates

April brought a huge raft of bill increases including a huge hike to energy bills, as the cost of living crisis deepened. But what does May have in store for families? We explain all the changes

Chronicle Live

Martin Lewis issues fresh warning to anybody with a cash ISA

The best interest rates are available in savings accounts and thanks to tax changes there may be no point for most of us in having an ISA

Tribune News Service

Powell’s Fed set to go big and keep going until inflation tamed

Jerome Powell doesn’t like to bless bets in financial markets, but he could shift the needle this week on how high investors expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to cool overheated prices.

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The Conversation

Central banks hunt in packs. Here's why ours ought to be wary about lifting the cash rate

The Reserve Bank’s cash rate is in the news, and in an unwelcome way for the first time in 11 years.

ABC News

With interest rates about to start rising, experts estimate almost 300,000 mortgage borrowers are at serious risk of default

As interest rates rise, almost 300,000 people who took large and risky home loans during the pandemic could fall into severe financial hardship or even default.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey’s Trade Deficit Widens Amid Efforts to Attract Hard Currency

Turkey’s trade deficit surged 75% year-on-year in March to $8.17 billion, mainly due to a 30.7% rise in imports, data showed on Friday. According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, exports climbed by 19.8% to nearly $22.71 billion versus imports of around $30.88 billion. Turkey has launched a new economic program…

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Here are 3 reasons why stocks are tanking

Stocks were pummeled on Friday with the Nasdaq slumping more than 4% to post its worst month since 2008. Why things have gotten so bad in Wall Street.

Miami Herald

The Week Ahead: Signs of confidence and concern among consumers

As consumers, we are a fickle bunch. Job prospects, high gasoline prices, rising interest rates, war in Ukraine, COVID-19 and politics are just some the headwinds faced by the largest share of the American economy — consumption.

The Conversation

Clive Palmer's promise to cap mortgage rates at 3% would make it much harder to get a home loan

Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party continues to make waves in the federal election campaign, most recently with advertisements on massive billboards pledging a “maximum 3% interest rate on all home loans for five years”. But does this promise stack up?

The Conversation

Yes, US economy may be slowing, but don't forget it's coming off the hottest year since 1984 – here's who benefited in 4 charts

The U.S. economy unexpectedly shrank in the first quarter, according to gross domestic product data released on April 28, 2022. While the reasons were technical and weren’t seen as signs of weakness, they add to worries that the U.S. might be headed for another recession as the Federal Reserve seeks…

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