The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

More Americans are stuck with long-term credit-card debt

More U.S. consumers are saddled with credit-card debts for longer periods of time, according to a survey, struggling to pay down amid high inflation and rising interest rates.

Tribune News Service · Sep 19, 2022

8 Of The Highest Yielding Equity REITs

One of the attractions of real estate investment trusts (REITs) is that some pay exceptionally high dividends. How long this can continue – with the Fed about to raise interest rates – is another question, but, for now, it’s easy to find REITs paying 6%+ dividends. 

Benzinga · Sep 19, 2022

How much 'pain'? Fed to signal more rate hikes ahead

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell bluntly warned in a speech last month that the Fed’s drive to curb inflation by aggressively raising interest rates would “bring some pain.”

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022

Houses to be hit harder than flats by price falls, RBA says

Head of domestic markets says rate rises will depress commercial and residential property prices but wider risks appear contained

The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2022

Biden adviser says Fed hikes are helping to cool housing prices

The U.S. Federal Reserve, which meets this week to decide on interest rates, has helped to cool the overheated housing market even though inflation across the country is still “uncomfortably high,” White House economic adviser Jared Bernstein said.

Tribune News Service · Sep 18, 2022

Fears Brits face biggest interest rate hike in 30 years making mortgages pricier

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee is expected to increase interest rates from 0.75% to 2.5% in what would be the single biggest hike in more than 30 years

Daily Mirror · Sep 18, 2022

Biggest interest rate hike since 2008 crash expected in bid to control inflation

MARKETS believe the Bank of England will unveil the biggest hike in interest rates for over three decades when its decision makers gather for a…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 18, 2022

Maybe the US is in a recession, but small businesses don’t know it

Inflation is high, interest rates are rising and the stock market is down 18% … but small businesses are still hiring

The Guardian - US · Sep 18, 2022

Is Silicon Valley’s golden era coming to an end?

Rising interest rates, dampened growth and the public’s shifting views on Big Tech are giving experts pause

The Guardian - US · Sep 17, 2022

3 Financial Services Stocks to Buy and 1 to Sell

While most sectors suffer from a rising interest rate environment, financial service providers benefit because of the positive correlation of their revenues with interest rates. Therefore, amid the current rising interest rate environment, it could be worth investing in WNS (Holdings) Limited (WNS), Everi Holdings (EVRI), and Forrester Research (FORR),…

StockNews.com · Sep 16, 2022