‘Geopolitical uncertainties’ amid Iran war could slow fall in mortgage rates, says Halifax | Housing market
Halifax has warned that the US-Israel war on Iran could slow mortgage rate decreases this year, as it…
Japan finance minister says will respond nimbly to latest market movements
Japan has not fully exited from deflationCompiling extra budget would of course be an option as said beforeGovernment…
On unstable ground – Dawn
On unstable ground DawnSBP bought $24b to build reserves The Express TribuneForeign exchange reserves rise by $87 million to reach…
Russia Rejects Steelmakers’ Calls for Tax Breaks as Sector Slump Deepens
Russia’s government has rejected requests from steel producers for broad tax breaks, opting instead for limited, targeted support…
Why the EU’s efforts to bring down energy prices are destined to fail – POLITICO
Seda Orhan, head of energy at CAN, agreed. “The acceleration of renewables should be coupled with the acceleration…
UK homeowners dealt fresh blow as mortgage rates set to increase amid Middle East conflict
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UK jobs market hit by longest run of staff cuts since pandemic
Businesses have embarked on the longest stretch of job cuts since the pandemic, according to Bank of England…
Food shortages and price hikes: How war in Iran will affect your supermarket shop
At first glance, war in the Gulf can feel oddly distant from the British weekly shop. Iran is…
US, UK, China pressure Ghana to stop gold royalty hike
Ghana is being pressured to stop a planned increase in gold royalties that could hurt some of the…
February’s gains wiped on ASX; Magellan soars on Lowy buy-in
The Australian sharemarket fell on Friday as the escalating conflict in the Middle East raised the prospect of…
China and the US pressure Ghana to pause new gold royalty hike
Mining companies have warned that the upper end of Ghana’s proposed new royalty regime, expected to take effect…
Europe, gas & yet another February war. Aka, “oops … we did it again!”
In a post I did yesterday, I highlighted the way that Israel and America’s attack on Iran is…