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Investors seek strategies as stronger US dollar pressures US bonds
20+ min ago (486+ words) The dollar's 2.7% recovery in 2026 is squeezing bond prices and tightening conditions across risk assets, including crypto The US dollar is doing that thing again where it flexes on every other asset class at the same time. After tumbling 9.4% through 2025, the…...
Baht hits 14-month low before rebound as Thai stocks recover
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (306+ words) Pattaya Mail PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai baht experienced sharp volatility last week, weakening to its lowest level in 14 months before recovering at the end of the week, while the Thai stock market turned positive following renewed investor confidence after the…...
Universal Credit claimants could get benefits boost to combat State Pension age rise
38+ min ago (559+ words) A cross-party committee of MPs has called on the Government to urgently increase Universal Credit payments for some 66-year-olds as the State Pension age continues rising from 66 to 67. The warning comes amid fears that tens of thousands of older people…...
Gold Price Forecast: Oil and Higher Yields Delay the Next Major Rally
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (104+ words) FXEmpire Gold (XAU) prices ended the week near $4,120 after rebounding from the key $4,000 support area as higher oil prices, inflation concerns and rising Treasury yields limited the recovery In my view, gold may remain under pressure in the range of…...
Halifax customers must 'do one thing' before Lloyds axes brand
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (515+ words) E-mails have been sent to Halifax customers urging them to do one thing before Lloyds axes the brand. The Halifax brand is being scrapped after 173 years, with all customer accounts to be rebranded to Lloyds. Lloyds Banking Group, which has…...
Why Universal Credit could rise for 66-year-olds before 67
11+ hour, 3+ min ago (1127+ words) Home — Finance — Why could Universal Credit rise for 66-year-olds before State Pension age The Work and Pensions Committee says the benefits system does not adequately recognise the circumstances of people in the final year before State Pension age. The committee…...
T-bills auction: Government exceeds target by 77%; but to pay more for one-year bill at maturity
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (199+ words) The government recorded 77% oversubscription of the treasury bills auction, as the yield on the one-year bill hit 12.99%. According to the auction results by the Bank of Ghana, most of the investors bought the 364-day bill because of the attractive interest…...
Mohamed A. El-Erian: Traditional bond dynamics shift as inflation shocks hit economy
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (692+ words) Traders Union Mohamed A. El-Erian: Traditional bond dynamics shift as inflation shocks hit economy Mohamed A. El-Erian, president at Queens' College, University of Cambridge, highlights changes in the traditional investment paradigm for government bonds. In a recent observation referencing James Mackintosh's WSJ…...
Markets reprice risks: Policy signals and geopolitical tensions drive sentiment
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (199+ words) EURUSD and USDCHF closed at 1.1416 [-0.18 percent] and 0.8086 [+0.66 percent], respectively. The Bank of England proposed targeted capital rule reforms to support lending while warning that AI-related leverage and geopolitical risks remain key financial stability concerns. GBPUSD closed at 1.3404 [+0.40 percent].Across Asia-Pacific,…...
Major UK building society issues mortgage warning for millions
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (397+ words) Yorkshire Building Society has issued a mortgage warning as the UK faces a so-called “lost generation of homeowners”. The mutual’s latest report, ‘No way home? Restoring Britain’s Housing Ladder’, found 88% of UK adults believe homeownership is important. While 76% of people…...