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South African Rand Gains Ahead of Rate Cut: Is a 50 Basis Point Drop on the Horizon?

World

19 Sep, 2024

South African Rand Gains Ahead of Rate Cut: Is a 50 Basis Point Drop on the Horizon?


The rand gained Thursday morning ahead of a South African Reserve Bank interest rate decision, where the central bank is...

Mortgage Rate Cuts: Good News For Buyers, But Homeowners Still Paying More

Business

19 Sep, 2024

Mortgage Rate Cuts: Good News For Buyers, But Homeowners Still Paying More


First time buyers and prospective homeowners with small deposits are now beginning to see lower mortgage rates. And the Bank...

US Fed Cuts Rates: What Does It Mean for Australia?

Business

18 Sep, 2024

US Fed Cuts Rates: What Does It Mean for Australia?


The world’s most important central bank, the US Federal Reserve, has cut its key interest rate by half a percentage...

Mortgage Rates Plunge to Two-Year Low, Sparking Refinance Boom

Business

18 Sep, 2024

Mortgage Rates Plunge to Two-Year Low, Sparking Refinance Boom


The mortgage rate landscape is undergoing a rapid transformation now that inflation is cooling. For starters, there has been a...

Fed Expected to Cut Interest Rates: What It Means for Your Wallet

World

18 Sep, 2024

Fed Expected to Cut Interest Rates: What It Means for Your Wallet


The Federal Reserve is widely expected Wednesday to announce its first interest rate cut in years, a move that will...

Fed Rate Cut Incoming: What It Means for Your Wallet

World

18 Sep, 2024

Fed Rate Cut Incoming: What It Means for Your Wallet


The Federal Reserve is widely expected Wednesday to announce its first interest rate cut in years, a move that will...

Fed's Biggest Interest Rate Decision in Years: Will It Be a 0.25% Cut or a 0.5% Shock?

World

18 Sep, 2024

Fed's Biggest Interest Rate Decision in Years: Will It Be a 0.25% Cut or a 0.5% Shock?


For all the hype that goes into them, Federal Reserve meetings are usually pretty predictable affairs. Policymakers telegraph their intentions...

Interest Rate Cuts: Will They Finally Tame the Sky-High Housing Prices?

World

4 Sep, 2024

Interest Rate Cuts: Will They Finally Tame the Sky-High Housing Prices?


The global housing market is on the cusp of change. As central banks across the globe prepare to reduce interest...

Canadian Dollar Defies Bank of Canada's Rate Cuts, Options Traders Expect Even Bigger Rally

Business

4 Sep, 2024

Canadian Dollar Defies Bank of Canada's Rate Cuts, Options Traders Expect Even Bigger Rally


The Bank of Canada is expected to cut rates for the third consecutive time when it makes its interest rate...

Fed Officials Signal September Rate Cut As Inflation Cools, But Labor Market Concerns Remain

World

22 Aug, 2024

Fed Officials Signal September Rate Cut As Inflation Cools, But Labor Market Concerns Remain


The Federal Reserve is poised to begin easing interest rates for the first time in four years, with policymakers indicating...

Bank of England Cuts Interest Rates for First Time Since 2020: What This Means for Homebuyers

World

6 Aug, 2024

Bank of England Cuts Interest Rates for First Time Since 2020: What This Means for Homebuyers


It was good news for homebuyers as interest rates finally went down. But it has raised a lot of tricky...

Bank of England Cuts Interest Rates for the First Time Since the Pandemic: Is This the Start of a New Trend?

World

1 Aug, 2024

Bank of England Cuts Interest Rates for the First Time Since the Pandemic: Is This the Start of a New Trend?


The Bank of England cut interest rates Thursday for the first time since the start of the pandemic, providing some...

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