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4 Insurance Stocks to Add to Your Portfolio

Despite cooling inflation, the Fed is expected to raise interest rates again this month. Since rising interest rates help boost insurers’ profit margins, it could be wise to add fundamentally strong insurance stocks Hannover Rück SE (HVRRY), Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), Sirius Point (SPNT), and International General Insurance Holdings…

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Skyrocketing interest rates forcing more households into debt, charity finds

1.7 million households set to remortgage in 2024 are anticipated to see their annual repayments rise by over £3,000 on average

The Independent UK

A much-feared emerging markets crisis didn’t happen. Is the global economy off the hook?

A crisis of global systemic relevance would require a confluence of factors, write BCG's Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz.

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UK mortgage rates stabilise for first time since May; Rising interest rates knock £2.1tn off household wealth – as it happened

UK mortgage rates held steady today, as a new report shows that rising interest rates have reversed rise in household wealth

The Guardian - UK

Britons hit by biggest fall in wealth since Second World War

Spiralling interest rates have caused wealth to tumble by £2 trillion, says think tank – but says young people could still be ‘winners’ if house prices fall

The Independent UK

Younger people could emerge as winners from rising interest rates – report

A ‘new normal’ of higher rates could end a wealth boom driving intergenerational inequality, the Resolution Foundation said.

The Independent UK

Easing global inflation story takes pressure off rates

Moderating inflation around the world could help the Reserve Bank build the case for an extended pause on interest rates.

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History's bitter lesson: Interest rates hikes aren't over till they're over

The Reserve Bank has called a halt to interest rate rises. But pre-GFC pauses were followed by renewed hikes.

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Economic ‘Bazball’ will have replaced UK’s safety-first approach to inflation and growth by 2025

Rishi Sunak used just-go-for-it route in Covid crisis but Treasury and Bank of England now play with straightest of bats

The Guardian - UK

Michele Bullock spells continuity at RBA – but respite unlikely for borrowers

The new chief was one of the board members raising interest rates, but has been brought in to reform the central bank

The Guardian - AU

Jeremy Siegel says we are in a 'Goldilocks economy' and the Fed doesn't need to raise interest rates anymore

“It’s a Goldilocks economy—strong economic growth and falling inflation,” the veteran market watcher told CNBC Friday.

Fortune

Jamie Dimon leads big banks’ earnings triumph: The economy remains ‘resilient,' but a ‘soft landing’ isn’t guaranteed

Despite stubborn inflation and rising interest rates that pose "salient risks," Jamie Dimon says he's hoping for the best.

Fortune

JP Morgan puts more money aside for defaults amid cost of living crisis

Wall Street bank’s profits rise 40% to $13.3bn as interest rates charged to borrowers increase

The Guardian - UK

Why was Philip Lowe not reappointed as RBA governor? We can rule out interest rates as a reason

Lowe made three key mistakes – targeting house prices before the pandemic, misleading about future rate rises and ignoring cultural problems within the RBA

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Econometer: Will restarting student loan payments hurt the economy?

Student loan interest rates and payments are set to restart in the fall, and the Supreme Court decided recently to scrap President Biden's debt relief plan.

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asian shares buoyed by Wall Street's winning week as inflation eases

Asian shares mostly surged Friday after Wall Street’s winning streak barreled into a fourth day, buoyed by the latest signal that inflation may be easing

The Conversation

Meet Michele Bullock, the RBA insider tasked with making the Reserve Bank more outward-looking as its next governor

Australia’s next Reserve Bank governor, Michele Bullock – the first woman in the job – will take office in September at a time when much of the bank’s work in fighting inflation will be done and its focus will be on changing the way it operates.

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Careful with LendingTree: Is the Optimism Warranted?

Although sentiment toward LendingTree swung higher likely on an encouraging inflation read, TREE stock still presents a rough picture in the grand scheme of things.

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The Independent UK

US applications for jobless benefits fall again as labor market continues to defy the Fed actions

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell again last week as the labor market continues defy the Federal Reserve’s attempt to cool it by raising interest rates

The Guardian - UK

UK GDP: mortgage payers’ worst fears are likely to come true

Cycle of interest rate rises are expected to continue after better than forecast economic data

The Guardian - UK

Profits at UK homebuilder Barratt drop as buyer demand slumps

Soaring interest rates and end of help-to-buy scheme blamed for driving away first-time buyers

Al Jazeera

China’s exports plunge most in 3 years amid higher interest rates

Chinese exports fall 12.4 percent in June compared with a year earlier amid slowing global demand.

The Independent UK

China exports slumped 12.4% in June from a year earlier as global demand weakened

China has reported its exports tumbled 12.4% in June from a year earlier as demand weakened after central banks raised interest rates to curb inflation

Barchart

Why Investors Should Consider Buying Gold Now

Gold was the best-performing precious metal in Q2 and over the first six months of 2023. The rare metal fell 2.01% in Q2 but was still 5.65% higher than the 2022 closing price on June 30. Gold remains in a long-term bull market, and the prospects are for higher highs…

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June CPI Report: What the Experts Are Saying About Inflation

Inflation eased markedly last month, but that won't keep the Fed from raising interest rates, pros say.

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