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Bank of England likely to raise interest rates again after fast wage growth, but it could be the last hike

Today, City financial markets were pricing in the likelihood of a further hike at around 75%

Evening Standard

UK interest rates: will the Bank listen to business and halt the rises?

Soaring pay growth puts pressure on the Bank to act again, but a slowing economy could tip into recession

The Guardian - UK

State pension to rise due to record wage growth but Jeremy Hunt warns tax cuts ‘unlikely’

The bumper wage growth will also pile pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates yet again later this month

The Independent UK

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UK jobs market ‘on the turn’ as unemployment rises; ‘terrifying’ increase in mortgage arrears – as it happened

Total pay jumps by 8.5% in the last year – ahead of inflation – while value of mortgages in arrears is now the highest in almost seven years

The Guardian - UK

UK pay rises at record rate despite growth in unemployment

Figures will add to Bank of England’s dilemma over whether to increase interest rates again next week

The Guardian - UK

High UK inflation makes autumn tax cuts unlikely, says Jeremy Hunt

Warning against pumping ‘money into people’s pockets’ comes amid hints Bank of England will again raise rates

The Guardian - UK

Bank policymaker warns pausing UK interest rate hikes could ’embed’ inflation

Catherine Mann, who is a member of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee, said she would rather ‘err on the side of over-tightening’ monetary policy.

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Soft landings, sticky inflation: a top economist on key challenges for Australia and the world

S&P Global’s chief economist Paul Gruenwald believes interest rates will stay elevated for some time

The Guardian - AU

The FDIC's 2023 Risk Review shows the surprising resilience of community banks despite inflation and shifting interest rates

There is a growing recognition that small banks are better positioned to maintain the trust and loyalty of their borrowers.

Fortune

London planning approvals lowest since 2010 as red tape and interest rates suppress housebuilding

New home applications submitted and granted, as well as construction starts, totalled just 21,918 in the first half of 2023

Evening Standard

Another Wave of Lower Prices for the British Pound – Want to Know When?

As global central banks have raised interest rates, the Bank of England (BoE) has increased in the past 14 meetings due to elevated inflation. Recently, the BoE governor spoke to the UK Parliament and stated that the central bank was approaching the conclusion of its interest rate hikes. The timing…

Barchart

House prices fall at fastest pace since 2009 – and more pain expected

High interest rates and the customary summer slump have been blamed after UK house prices suffered their sharpest annual drop in 14 years.

The Week

NatWest cuts mortgage interest rates for second time in four days

It comes after Andrew Bailey yesterday signalled that the Bank of England could soon be finished raising interest rates

Evening Standard

UK house prices tumble 4.6% in year to August; pound at lowest since June – as it happened

UK house prices are falling at fastest pace since 2009 on annual basis, reports Halifax, down in every region

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Jim Chalmers warns soft landing ‘not assured’ for economy despite Treasury forecasts

Exclusive: Treasurer expects ‘bumpy’ year ahead as Australia feels the squeeze of higher interest rates and China’s slowdown

The Independent UK

Long opposed to rate increases, Erdogan now backs plan that includes raising rates, minister says

A top government official says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan supports his new economic team's plan to increase interest rates to lower the country's soaring inflation

The Independent UK

US applications for unemployment benefits fall to lowest level in 7 months

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in seven months, another sign that the labor market remains largely unaffected by higher interest rates

Barchart

Stocks Slump Before the Open as Inflation and Interest Rate Worries Return

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are down -0.58%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are down -0.88% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices ended the regular session lower as an unexpected rise in a key U.S. services activity gauge bolstered speculation that the Federal Reserve would have…

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Stocks Fall Before the Open as Inflation and Interest Rate Worries Return

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are down -0.34%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are down -0.63% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices ended the regular session lower as an unexpected rise in a key U.S. services activity gauge bolstered speculation that the Federal Reserve would have…

The Guardian - UK

UK house prices suffer sharpest fall in 14 years

Halifax says prices fell by 4.6% as high interest rates dent homebuyer demand

Evening Standard

Average London home drops £22k in value as interest rate crisis bites

The average London home has lost nearly £23,000 in value over the past year as the impact of far higher interest rates hit property prices.

The Guardian - AU

Outgoing RBA governor Philip Lowe says tough decisions made him ‘very unpopular’

At a speech in Sydney, Philip Lowe has said some of his economic explanations ‘missed the mark’ but that media should avoid ‘clickbait’

Fortune

September is usually a ‘rotten month for stocks.’ Here are 7 things top analyst Ed Yardeni believes could go wrong this time

Since 1945, the S&P 500 has dropped 0.73% on average in September compared with a 0.7% gain for the index across all months over the same period.

Barchart

Stocks Fall as Economic Strength May Keep Interest Rates Higher for Longer

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed down -0.70%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.57%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.88%. Stocks on Wednesday posted moderate losses, with the S&P...

The Independent UK

Poland's central bank surprises with sharp interest rate cuts despite double-digit inflation

Poland’s central bank has lowered its interest rates by 75 basis points despite the country’s double-digit inflation rate

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