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New Mortgage Refinancing Options For Reducing Monthly Payments

Refinancing your mortgage can feel like a big financial move, but it’s often one of the most practical ways to lower your monthly expenses. With interest rates fluctuating and new loan programs emerging, homeowners today have more flexibility than ever before. Whether you’re trying to free up cash flow, shorten…

Budget and the Bees · Apr 2

Why are energy, petrol and mortgage prices so high right now?

An economics professor explains why certain essential bills are spiking and if there’s anything we can do to combat them.

The Independent UK · Apr 2

This is what a fossil-fuel shock looks like. The UK must adapt its energy system – and quickly

The Iran war will hit food prices, fuel costs and interest rates. But we could could turn this crisis to our advantage, says Chaitanya Kumar of the New Economics Foundation

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1

UK savers told to act now before Easter Sunday cash Isa deadline

Interest rates as high as 4.45% and a steep cut in next year’s allowance fuel forecast of last-minute rush

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30

Top forecaster's dire prediction if Iran war drags on

Australia could enter a recession, with the Reserve Bank raising interest rates a further three times, economists warn as fears of a protracted conflict mount.

AAP · Mar 30

War could add an extra 5% to prices in Australia – but there’s one sector that shields the economy

A drawn-out war in the Middle East could add an extra 5% to existing inflation in Australia, our new modelling shows.

The Conversation · Mar 29

MarketBeat Week in Review – 03/23 - 03/27

Stocks were down sharply this week as geopolitical risk elevates concerns about higher inflation and interest rates despite a temporary pause in hostilities

MarketBeat · Mar 28

UK government borrowing costs hit 5% as Iran war fuels bond market sell-off

Yields on 10-year debt reach highest since the 2008 financial crisis, raising concerns of faster interest rate rises

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27

Fixed-term savings accounts are rising - here’s why and the best ones for your money

Locking away cash guarantees the same return if interest rates change - but the trade-off is flexibility

The Independent UK · Mar 27

Cost of Trump’s war: From energy bills to UK interest rates, how Middle East conflict is hitting Britons

Chancellor warns UK households face ‘significant’ economic challenges as US and Israel’s war against Iran sends global financial markets and energy prices spiralling

The Independent UK · Mar 26