ABC reports that borrowing costs for home loans continued to ease this week, with the average rate on a 30-year mortgage falling to its lowest level since April. According to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac, the rate fell from 6.95% to 6.87% last week.
The boss of Britain’s biggest lender has said that mortgage rates will stick at a “new normal” of up to 4.5pc.
Changes to the Bank of England’s bond-selling process could hand Sir Keir Starmer up to £11.6bn a year, economists have predicted.
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President Emmanuel Macron's shock snap election has rocked France's bond market, the largest in the euro zone, as a strong showing for the far right and left wing parties in opinion polls exacerbates concerns about fiscal sustainability. Earlier in June, the risk premium France pays for its debt on top of Germany's neared levels last seen in 2012, during the euro zone debt crisis. The question is how much more turmoil the two-round elections on June 30 and July 7 could sow in bond markets.
The consumer price index increased to its highest level in 2024, indicating the Reserve Bank is unlikely to cut interest rates soon
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The central bank stressed that UK lenders are still in a strong position to support households and businesses, even if the economic backdrop worsens.
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The looming French election poses a threat to global financial stability and the British economy, the Bank of England has warned.
Halfords’ profits have plunged as thousands of people give up on cycling after a boom during Covid.
Savers have been urged to seize a “golden opportunity” to lock their cash away for longer before interest rates begin to fall in the coming months.
Stocks are hoping to add a punchline to what's been a high-flying quarter thus far.
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