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Deficit set to hit $1.4T this year amid persistent inflation, federal experts say

The Congressional Budget Office predicted inflation will remain above the target rate of 2 percent until 2026, as the deficit widens due to increased spending.

Politico

‘Taken for a ride’ – Cost of car insurance premiums on the rise again despite fall in claims costs

Insurance companies have been accused of “taking motorists for a ride” by increasing premiums despite massive drops in the costs for them of settling claims.

Irish Independent

Ulster Bank admits selling mortgages to vultures where homeowners wrongly lost tracker rates

ULSTER Bank has admitted it sold a number of mortgage accounts where homeowners had trackers wrongly taken off them to vulture funds.

Irish Independent

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Iraq's Central Bank, US Federal Bank Address Electronic Platform Challenges

Officials from the Central Bank of Iraq, the US Federal Reserve Bank and the US Treasury have met in wake of the drop in the Iraqi dinar's value against the US dollar, creating severe fluctuations in the prices of most commodities and foodstuffs. Economic sources said Washington gave Iraq an…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How to shape up your finances to secure a mortgage on that home

“Want to go halves on a mortgage?” This tongue-in-cheek pick-up line on dating apps from millennials sums up a property market so unaffordable that house prices are now almost eight times the average salary.

Irish Independent

How to get the best out of your savings

It’s all been about mortgages and inflation so far, but rising interest rates have a good news side too: for depositors who for the first time in almost a decade may finally start to get a return on their money.

Irish Independent

Lebanese C.bank Chief Salameh Says He Will Not Seek New Term

Lebanon's veteran central bank chief Riad Salameh said he would not seek a new term in office once his latest six-year stint at the head of the Banque du Liban ends. "My decision is that, at the end of the term, it will be a page I turned in my…

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Central Bank does not want powers to stop vulture funds charging sky-high mortgage rates

THE Central Bank has told the Minister for Finance it does not want powers to cap the interest rates that vulture funds can charge mortgage holders.

Irish Independent

Mortgage rates at record lows in December but are now going up fast

MORTGAGE rates in this country remained near record lows in December.

Irish Independent

Central Bank in talks with Land Development Agency on plan to sell huge Sandyford ‘mint’ site

The Central Bank and the Land Development Agency (LDA) are facing off over what should happen to a parcel of development land in south Dublin potentially worth more than €70m.

Irish Independent

Insurers hit thousands of loyal customers with fees up to €300 higher

Misplaced loyalty has been blamed for the fact that thousands of drivers are paying up to €300 a year too much for their insurance.

Irish Independent

4 Gulf Banks Raise Interest Rates by 0.25%, Qatar Holds

The majority of central banks in the Gulf region raised the main interest rates on Thursday, following a decision by the US Federal Reserve to raise its key policy rate by 0.25%, in an effort to counter inflation. Qatar kept the interest rate unchanged, while the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA),…

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Saudi King Appoints Ayman Al-Sayyari as Central Bank Governor

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, issued on Thursday a royal order appointing Ayman bin Mohammed bin Saud Al-Sayyari as Governor of Saudi Central Bank at the rank of minister. The King relieved Dr. Fahd bin Abdullah bin Abdullatif Al-Mubarak as Governor of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Targeting Iran, US tightens Iraq's dollar flow, causing pain

In recent weeks, Iraq’s currency has taken a plunge, largely as a result of newly imposed measures that have restricted dollar transfers from the United States

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Lebanon sets new exchange rate, dramatically devalues pound

Lebanon’s Central Bank has set a new exchange rate that effectively devalues the country’s currency by 90% but did little to bridge the gap with the soaring black market rate

Irish Independent

‘This is not a Goldman Sachs product’ – consumers warned about scam which claims to be from investment giant

Investors have been warned about a sophisticated scam where fraudsters are claiming to be part of investment giant Goldman Sachs and are offering a high-interest-paying green bond.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cash Is King in Lebanon as Banks Atrophy

The money exchange shop in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley was buzzing with business. Cellphones pinged endlessly and employees shouted out various rates as customers flocked in carrying plastic bags of the crashing local currency to buy US dollars. "Welcome to the Wall Street of Lebanon," grinned the storefront's owner, a machine…

Irish Independent

Central Bank demands special audits for ‘fintech’ payments firms

Dozens of fintechs are being forced to submit special audits to the Central Bank after a review of the sector found "significant deficiencies” in how some firms safeguard customer money.

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SAMA: New System Seeks to Expand Banking Activities

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) said that it expected the new project to regulate the banking system in the country to expand the definition of banking business, include the granting of credits, and specify accurately the system objectives and scope. In a statement on Thursday, SAMA said that one of…

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Lebanon's Central Bank Freezes Accounts of Foreign Trade Exchanger

Lebanon's Central Bank froze the accounts of foreign trade exchanger Hassan Moukalled and his two sons, Rayan and Rani, two days after the United States imposed sanctions on them. The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Moukalled, his sons, and his money service business,…

Irish Independent

Thousands of planned apartments ‘will never get built’

Thousands of apartments outside Dublin that have planning permission will probably never be built because they’re not financially viable, according to a report published on Thursday morning.

Irish Independent

Central Bank chief wants TDs to ban crypto advertising to young people

Cryptocurrency advertising targeted at young people should be banned, the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland told TDs and senators today.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka says debt-restructuring talks making progress

Debt-stricken Sri Lanka’s Central Bank chief says the country is making good progress in talks with its creditors to obtain financial assurances for debt restructuring, an important step toward finalizing an International Monetary Fund rescue plan

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Protest Record-Low Value of Local Currency

Protesters burned tires and held up handfuls of local currency bills on Wednesday at the entrance of the Lebanese Central Bank in Beirut, furious over the spiraling devaluation of the lira. Lebanon's economic meltdown, which began in 2019, has cost the lira around 97% of its value. The decline has…

Reuters

Lebanese protest record-low value of local currency

Protesters burned tyres and held up handfuls of local currency bills on Wednesday at the entrance of the Lebanese central bank in Beirut, furious over the spiralling devaluation of the lira.

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