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Fed Chair Powell sees ‘significant’ inflation drop in 2023

While inflation pressures are easing, the Fed chair cautioned that “these are the very early stages of disinflation. It has a long way to go.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Fed Chair Powell sees 'significant' inflation drop in 2023

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that last week’s blockbuster U.S. jobs report showed it would likely take time to curb high inflation but that he expects a “significant decline” in inflation this year

The Independent UK

3 Stocks That Are Ready to Explode Higher in 2023

Cooling inflation and a tight labor market have raised optimism that the economy might avoid a recession. As the global economic outlook turns optimistic, it could be wise to add quality stocks with solid fundamentals, Marathon Petroleum (MPC), HF Sinclair (DINO), and Overseas Shipholding (OSG), which look well-positioned to soar…

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2 Stocks to Buy as Inflation Fears Fade

Investor optimism has increased considerably in the past few weeks thanks to cooling inflation figures, the Fed’s downshift on monetary tightening, and fading recession fears. Moreover, a strong job report reflects a fairly resilient economy. As the prospects for the global economy are improving, investors could consider buying fundamentally strong…

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All the UK strike dates confirmed for February 2023

More disruption likely as pay disputes go unresolved and industrial action continues

The Independent UK

RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank lifts official rate to 3.35% in record ninth consecutive hike to tame inflation

Mortgage holders likely to feel immediate pain but RBA indicates further increases to come in attempt to bring inflation under control

The Guardian - AU

Property prices, investor decline tipped for regional Victoria as interest rates rise

When Emily and Jimmy Black bought their first home in September 2020, their mortgage repayments were tough but manageable. Fast forward less than two years and things are looking very different.

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RBA hikes interest rates to decade-high in first meeting of 2023

The Reserve Bank has raised interest rates to a decade high 3.35 per cent at its first meeting of the year in a bid to curb sky-high inflation

The New Daily

Reserve Bank raises interest rates, 'expects that further increases will be needed'

The Reserve Bank raises interest rates for the ninth meeting in a row, taking the cash rate target to its highest level since September 2012.

ABC News

Interest rate updates: Philip Lowe says RBA will 'do what is necessary' to curb inflation as cash rate reaches highest level since September 2012 — as it happened

The Reserve Bank lifts interest rates by another quarter of a percentage point, with ANZ becoming the first bank to pass on the increase to its customers.

ABC News

Asian markets rebound from Fed sell-off but traders still uneasy

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets squeezed out gains Tuesday, giving investors some relief from a recent sell-off fuelled by worries that US interest rates will go higher than feared following last week's blockbuster jobs report.

AFP

‘You don’t have a recession when you have 500,000 jobs,’ says US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sees a path for avoiding a US recession, with inflation coming down significantly and the economy remaining strong, given the strength of the US labour market.

Irish Independent

Inflation-linked bonds load an extra €150m of debt on taxpayers

Taxpayers are on the hook for an additional €150m-and-rising as the cost of inflation linked bonds issued by the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) balloons.

Irish Independent

Sweden’s house prices and currency sink as interest rates spike

The worst housing-market crash and the fastest inflation since the 1990s are turning Sweden into an early victim of the global tightening cycle and driving its currency to an almost 14-year low as policy makers walk the line between saving an overleveraged economy and taming price growth.

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Spike in search for part-time work as cost-of-living squeeze tightens

There has been a spike in searches for casual and weekend work as households scramble to cope with cost-of-living increases that are running well ahead of wage growth.

Crikey

RBA raises interest rate to 3.35%. But what’s on the horizon?

The Reserve Bank has announced another lift to the official interest rate, the ninth hike since May and reaching a 10-year high.

AFP

Global stocks fall amid worries over interest rate, US-China tensions

New York (AFP) - Stock markets slid and the dollar firmed Monday after the latest round of robust US economic data fanned expectations of more Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.

Bangkok Post

Inflation expected to dip through year

The government expects the inflation rate to continuously decrease throughout this year after the rate in January declined, reaching the lowest level in nine months.

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The ASX falls after the Reserve Bank of Australia delivers its ninth interest rate hike in a row - as it happened

The RBA has lifted the cash rate target to 3.35 per cent, up another 25 basis points, as it keeps trying to squeeze inflation out of the system.

France 24

Britain’s health workers stage biggest-ever walkout as pay negotiations hit stalemate

Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance workers joined Britain’s largest-ever health sector strike on Monday – the latest walkout to cause disruption at the National Health Service. Public support for striking staff remains high, but negotiations with the government over pay increases have reached a stalemate.

Bloomberg

BOE Officials Say Brexit Fueling Inflation, Driving Up Rates

Two Bank of England officials warned that Britain’s departure from the European Union is helping to stoke inflation and is one of the factors pushing up interest rates.

Evening Standard

The energy sapping struggle to bring inflation under control

MPC rate setter warns that another rise is “likely” at their next meeting

AFP

Medics walk out in UK's biggest health service strikes

London (AFP) - Nurses and ambulance staff on Monday staged Britain's biggest round yet of health service strikes, stepping up their demands for better pay to combat a cost-of-living crisis.

Manchester Evening News

Tell us your thoughts on the nurses and ambulance staff strike

The action will hit three NHS hospital trusts across Greater Manchester

Glasgow Live

Glasgow strikes happening this February - full list and everything you need to know

People are taking to the streets in their thousands not just across Scotland but the UK as a whole, with many people such as NHS staff and teachers fighting for the likes of a better pay as the cost of living soars and their workload increases.

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