Demand grows for housing loans of up to 50 years in Japan
Housing loans with repayment periods of up to 50 years, far longer than the standard 35-year term for…
Corporate Japan and households to rethink debt after BOJ rate hike
Bank of Japan Seiko and AGC switch to fixed-rate loans and reduce borrowing The central bank’s latest rate…
Election 2026 timing, debt and coalition deals now hang on GDP staying hot – Matthew Hooton
If the economy keeps growing at its September pace, it will exceed expectations and the 3.3% annual growth…
Government confirms plan to sell Chorus debt, will invest in infrastructure
“The alternative would be to wait another five to 10 years for Chorus to repay the Crown,’ she…
Dutch Pension Bond Shift Risks Triggering Bond Market Volatility
In the European market for long-term bonds, a once-loyal and deep pocketed customer is about to start shopping…
Moana Road: How Paul Ballentyne built a souvenir empire after being $2m in debt
I was a property developer in 2008 and that definitely kicked my ass really bad. I owed $2…
Oracle’s collapsing stock shows the AI boom is running into two hard limits: physics and debt
Oracle’s rapid descent from market darling to market warning sign is revealing something deeper about the AI boom,…
SoftBank Eyes Data Center Group Switch as Son Hunts for AI
SoftBank Group Corp. is studying potential acquisitions including data center operator Switch Inc., people with knowledge of the…
20 Signs There’s An Affordability Crisis In America
Topline U.S. households are confronting a deepening affordability squeeze that is reshaping how they shop, dine and finance…
Ray Dalio says Middle East becoming ‘Silicon Valley of capitalists’ — here’s why
Billionaire investor and Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio believes the Middle East is fast emerging as one of…
US debt crisis: Most likely fix is severe austerity triggered by a fiscal calamity
One way or another, U.S. debt will stop expanding unsustainably, but the most likely outcome is also among…
Social Security increases are coming soon — but there’s a catch
For the near 75 million Americans depending on Social Security benefits to survive, the SSA’s annual Cost of…