3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (367+ words) I can remember all too well the excruciating back-to-school shoe shopping experience. The weird foot-measuring machine, the ugly array of choices, and – of course – the never-ending walk up and down, up and down, as my mother and some local sixth-form-age…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1566+ words) A sell-off in Europe’s bond markets may sound distant from day-to-day household finances, but it could affect the cost of mortgages and other loans, as well as how much governments can spend on public services. Mortgage rates have started rising…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (476+ words) Economist Mohamed El-Erian said the U.S. Treasury Department’s surprise move to double its bond buybacks this week is a short-term fix that does nothing to address the root causes of soaring long-term interest rates and the federal government’s mounting debt and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (530+ words) US mortgage rates have surged to 6.66 per cent, their highest level in a year, piling fresh pressure on homebuyers as stubborn inflation and higher oil prices push borrowing costs sharply higher. Data released on Thursday by Freddie Mac showed a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (745+ words) The Bank of England has kept interest rates unchanged at 3.75% in its latest decision on Thursday. In a split decision, the central bank’s rate-setting committee opted to keep the level the same despite uncertainty linked to the war in the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1091+ words) Most people who claim to see the future are easy to dismiss. Vague enough to mean anything, specific enough to sound impressive after the fact, and almost always wrong about the big stuff. But once in a generation someone comes…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (655+ words) SINCE its inception in the 1940s, the Faslane naval base has been controversial among local communities and across Scotland. There has been longstanding concern about reports of accidents at the base. There are also apprehensions the base could become a target…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (463+ words) Bitcoin hovered near the $65,000 mark on Friday as escalating Middle East tensions weighed on sentiment in the cryptocurrency market, while Ethereum also traded lower. Bitcoin was trading at $65,345, while Ethereum was at $1,877. Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin declined 0.43% and Ethereum…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (410+ words) North Asia needs to brace for above-normal temperature in the weeks ahead, triggering increased demand for energy amid the Persian Gulf crisis due to the US-Iran conflict and already high imports. “Cooling demand (in Japan) and heat wave conditions are…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (162+ words) inkl Mortgage rates spike in yet another blow for UK borrowers - Mortgage rates have climbed to their highest point in a month, with the average two-year fixed deal reaching 5.59 per cent and the average five-year deal at 5.61 per cent. - The…...