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The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

Mortgage rates have been falling for weeks as inflation fades—but the housing market may still struggle with affordability and high home prices

“For those homebuyers who can wait, the spring will bring more new listings and lower mortgage rates," Bright MLS chief economist Lisa Sturtevant said.

Fortune

Dollar Drops on Expectations the Fed is Done Raising Interest Rates

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell by -0.42% and posted a 2-1/2 month low. The dollar Friday fell moderately and remains under pressure as this week’s better-than-expected U.S. inflation news and weekly jobs data that point to a slowing labor market have bolstered speculation the Fed is down...

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Establishment insider or political provocateur? Argentina faces stark presidential choice

Amid skyrocketing poverty and inflation, Argentinians face a stark choice on Sunday between two wildly different presidential candidates. Libertarian Javier Milei has led a disruptive campaign that has galvanised voters and won support from a faction of the traditional far-right. But a shock first-round victory for current Economy Minister Sergio…

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Argentina to vote in crucial presidential elections amid mounting economic woes

Nicolas, a 20-year-old student in Buenos Aires, faces an economic crisis reflected in 143% inflation & increased poverty. Javier Milei, an economist advocating tax cuts & dollarisation, is in a runoff against the Minister of Economy. People are deprived of basic needs & must be resourceful to survive. Lionel Vargas…

The Hindu

Beyond GME: 3 Stocks to Invest in Instead

The specialty retail industry appears to be in a favorable spot thanks to easing inflation. Therefore, three specialty retail stocks, The ODP Corp (ODP), Murphy USA Inc. (MUSA), and Aeon Co., Ltd. (AONNY), could be better buys than GameStop Corp. (GME). Read more….

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Hunt warned against cutting tax for wealthy while making stealth raid on 36m workers

Chancellor considers deep cuts to inheritance tax in autumn statement to improve Tory polling

The Guardian - UK

Price inflation is slowing, but here's why it still feels like we're in a cost of living crisis

The latest UK consumer price index (CPI) data has been hailed as a win for prime minister Rishi Sunak’s aim to half inflation, announced earlier this year. Prices rose by 4.6% in October 2023, bringing the rate of price growth down to its lowest point since an October 2022 peak…

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Jeremy Hunt says tax cuts for businesses a ‘priority’ as he hints at benefits squeeze

Chancellor says businesses take ‘priority’ ahead of autumn statement

The Independent UK

OPINION - Why you probably won't benefit from an inheritance tax cut

Inheritance tax is less a levy on the assets of the dead than it is a state of mind. Fewer than 4 per cent of estates are liable to pay it, because it only begins to apply to assets over £325,000. In reality, exemption thresholds allow many couples to pass…

Evening Standard

Five things that could help fix Britain’s private rented sector

From building more homes to giving private renters a legal right to buy after longer tenancies

The Guardian - UK

Milei or Massa? Argentinians face tough choice amid economic crisis

As Argentina gets ready to vote for a new president, over 40 percent of its population live under the poverty line as their budgets are squeezed by triple digit inflation. The two candidates running for president – far-right libertarian outsider Javier Milei and ruling Peronist economy minister Sergio Massa –…

France 24

It's too soon to declare victory on inflation. Don't expect interest rate cuts until late next year

City Voices: Rishi Sunak may be gloating about hitting his inflation target, but most households don't share his glee

Evening Standard

What can Jeremy Hunt do with his £13bn headroom in the autumn statement?

Chancellor could try to win votes with a tax giveaway, but seems unlikely to improve the polls or the economy

The Guardian - UK

Stock Index Futures Move Higher as Bond Yields Plunge, Gap Surges on Upbeat Earnings

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are up +0.28%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are up +0.06% this morning as U.S. Treasury yields continued to fall after this week’s soft U.S. inflation and jobs data spurred expectations among investors that interest rates have peaked.

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The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt weighing up inheritance tax cut in autumn statement

Chancellor considering move after fall in inflation and being told he will have more money to spend

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Stock Index Futures Move Higher as Bond Yields Plunge, Gap Stock Surges on Upbeat Earnings

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Stock Index Futures Move Higher as Bond Yields Plunge

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26% of people earning £100,000-plus ‘living month-to-month amid costs squeeze’

Nine in 10 of those who said they were living pay cheque to pay cheque attributed it to cost-of-living increases, RBC Brewin Dolphin said.

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The Guardian - UK

Cameron is no moderating influence. The Tories’ autumn statement will prove that

Sunak has not had some Damascene conversion back to a mythical centre ground, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Independent UK

December dates for benefits, pensions and cost of living payments

Many households still struggling and facing costly winter, even as inflation begins to ease

The Independent UK

November dates for benefits, pensions and cost of living payments

Inflation very gradually easing but many households still struggling

The Independent UK

Levelling up projects unlikely to be delivered on time, says watchdog

The National Audit Office blamed inflation, skills shortages and delayed decision-making for the slippage.

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Rate Cuts in 2024 Could Be a Goldmine for These 2 Stocks

Indications are growing that the interest rate cycle has topped, and that we could see Fed Chairman Powell begin moving in the opposite direction next year. If the growing evidence is correct and inflation has been “defeated”, this should allow the Fed to relax the fastest rate increase in history.…

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Cathie Wood says forget inflation, deflation is the real enemy after the Fed hiked rates too far, too fast

“I think the Fed’s overdone it. I think we’re going to see a lot more deflation going forward,” the ARK Invest CEO and founder said this week.

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Can the U.S. Economy Achieve a Soft Landing?

The Federal Reserve, since early 2022, has been raising interest rates to ease inflation pressures without causing the economy to contract, an ideal scenario that some economists call a “soft landing.” A soft landing is defined as when the Fed is able to slow the economy enough to curb demand...

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