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UK property prices rise by least since January – Rightmove
Asking prices for British homes being put up for sale rose by the smallest amount since January this month, as the rising cost of...
Britain introduces plans to better regulate ‘buy now, pay later’ firms
Britain plans to make "buy now pay later" (BNPL) firms carry out affordability checks, gain approval by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and ensure...
What about Russian gas cuts?Germany makes urgent new law: Burn coal!
Germany, Europe's economic powerhouse, has opted to burn coal to avoid the nightmare of winter supply disruptions as Russian gas supplies fall. Germany is working...
Yellen: US inflation ‘unacceptably high’ but recession not inevitable
With the Federal Reserve taking aggressive action to combat stubbornly high inflation, talk of a recession is mounting and U.S. officials have come out...
Fed official: Don’t expect US recession, return to 2% inflation target will take years
On Sunday, Loretta Mester, president of the Cleveland Fed and a vote taker for 2022, said the risk of a U.S. recession is increasing...
Japanese stocks and bonds double kill, government bond interest rate breached the central bank set ceiling, the market bated its breath for the central...
With the Fed aggressively raising rates and other countries following suit, pressure is on the bank of Japan, with markets betting it will have...
Credit Suisse is pushing interest rates towards 10 per cent
The interest rate on credit Suisse's latest bond issue hit 10% as the bank seeks to pay out billions of dollars in compensation to...
German finance Minister disapproves of ECB, ‘where’s the bond market risk’
In Europe, caught up in a financial shock, a familiar drama is unfolding. At a closed-door meeting Thursday local time, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner...
Gas shortage in Europe again!Gas surges 20%, Germany urges energy conservation, Russia: None of my business
European gas prices surged on Thursday after Russia cut supplies to the continent for "technical" reasons. Front-month Dutch gas, the European benchmark, jumped 21.5 per...
The ECB could hedge under the new facility
To avoid stoking inflation, the ECB may opt to neutralise bond purchases under its new crisis-fighting facility. Bond purchases by the ECB through any new...
How much does inflation matter?Million-dollar Millennials: Delaying buying homes and cars
With investible assets of more than $1 million, American millennials are considered wealthy. It is often thought that the poor suffer most from inflation because...
Treasuries tumbled, with two-year yields jumping 12 basis points
Us Treasury bonds, which had rebounded strongly overnight, tumbled in early Asian trading on Thursday. Two-year yields rose 12bp to 3.31%, five-year yields rose 10bp...