Interest rates, inflation; RBA hikes crushes first-home housing dream
Couples trying to break into the housing market could be $73,100 worse off as successive interest rate hikes smash their borrowing capacity.
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Profit for the two largest oil companies in the U.S. tumbled during the first quarter, a three-month period in which the price of crude and gasoline rocketed higher.
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Thirty years ago, it was normal for a grocery store produce manager or part-time nurse to find the five per cent downpayment needed to buy a home, says mortgage broker Ron Butler. Those days are gone. Now, someone earning $115,000 a year would have...
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Some say the milestone is meaningless, but budget hawks consider it a wake-up call for Washington.
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By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, April 30 (Reuters) - From Tokyo to Washington, central bankers are becoming increasingly divided on how to handle the global energy shock.
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As of May 1, 2026, 2 stocks in financial sector may warn momentum traders. RSI compares strength on days prices go up/down, indicating short-term performance.
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Oil briefly hit $126.41 a barrel early Thursday as market volatility tied to the Iranian conflict continued. The global oil
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Florida’s jobless rate ticked up for a seventh consecutive month, according to a Department of Commerce report released Friday.
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Global oil prices jumped to a four-year high of more than $122 a barrel on Thursday, on concerns that the U.S.-Iran war could worsen and lead to a protracted Middle East oil supply disruption that...
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Colgate-Palmolive on Friday said it expects about $300 million in additional raw material and logistics expenses for the year, joining a host of global companies flagging significant cost pressures from the Middle East conflict.
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Gold prices held steady Friday, but a weekly dip was likely as soaring oil prices fueled inflation concerns, impacting interest rate expectations. Meanwhile, geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and a significant drop in India's gold imports...
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