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Dollar Climbs as Crude Prices Jump and Stocks Fall

The dollar index (DXY00 ) climbed to a 1.5-week high on Thursday and finished up by +0.22%. The dollar remains supported amid persistent tensions in the Middle East, which is boosting safe-haven demand for the dollar. Also, rising crude oil prices are pushing up inflation expectations, a hawkish factor for...

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Middle East Tensions Support the Dollar

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today climbed to a 1.5-week high and is up by +0.04%. The dollar remains supported amid persistent tensions in the Middle East, which is boosting safe-haven demand for the dollar. Also, rising crude oil prices are pushing up inflation expectations, a hawkish factor for Fed...

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Iran war effects on Europe: Is a recession already unfolding?

The eurozone’s private sector slipped back into contraction in April, marking its weakest performance in nearly a year and a half since November 2024, as the war in Iran hit services and fuelled inflation.

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ASX 200 Slides 0.57% as Geopolitical Jitters and Profit Warnings Weigh on Australian Shares

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed lower Thursday, shedding more than 50 points as renewed uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz, a sharp drop in a major healthcare stock and broad sector rotation left investors cautious despite some resilience in energy and gold-related names.

International Business Times

Wealthiest parts of London see double figure drop in house prices

London saw the percentage change in house prices in the country while average house prices grew in England

The Independent UK

Cost inflation for UK firms jumps to three-year high amid Iran war

Survey data also found that private sector growth rebounded this month as firms sought to build up stocks.

The Independent UK

Revealed: Londoners' working week at 21-year record high as unemployment rises in cost of living crisis

EXCLUSIVE: How the capital’s workforce has been hit by tax rises, the Covid pandemic, wars and now faces artificial intelligence turmoil

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Capital gains tax changes are on the table, and yet Armageddon has not arrived. Has the tide on housing turned at last?

We are less than a month out from the budget and Labor’s mooted adjustments to tax concessions for property investors have barely registered

The Guardian - AU

North Carolina’s Flat Tax Savings in 2026: Why Everyday Costs Still Matter

North Carolina’s flat tax was introduced to simplify the state’s income tax system and reduce the burden on households. By replacing tiered brackets with a single rate, lawmakers aimed to make filing easier and give residents more predictable savings.

The Free Financial Advisor

Two-thirds of young people expect to be worse off than parents, survey finds

The poll surveyed over 2,000 young people to draw its results

The Independent UK

FTSE 100 struggles as Brent oil tops 100 dollars once more

The FTSE 100 closed down 21.63 points at 10,476.46.

Evening Standard

3 ‘Outside’ Factors Driving Gold and Silver Prices Right Now

Let’s look at the key outside markets and their present daily price impacts on gold and silver.

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Retirement Confidence Is Falling for Middle-Class Americans Over 50: Here’s Why

Rising costs, inflation and Social Security concerns are shaking retirement confidence among middle-class Americans over 50, according to new research.

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Wall Street won’t like it—but Kevin Warsh at the Fed may mark the end of your chatty neighborhood chairman

Until yesterday, many might have hoped that Warsh’s criticism of forward guidance was an ideal rather than an actionable opinion. They were wrong.

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The Independent UK

What rising inflation rate means for your money

The Iran war has sent inflation higher again and interest rates could yet follow

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How Does This Iran Oil Crisis Compare to the 1979 Iran Oil Crisis?

Americans faced a similar oil crisis 47 years ago. Here’s how today compares.

Evening Standard

London house prices fall as property values rise across UK

Property prices in the capital fell annually for the seventh month in a row in February, according to the Office for National Statistics

The Independent UK

House prices see modest annual rise across UK – but London property market falls again

Values in the capital fell for the seventh consecutive month

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Evening Standard

Why has inflation increased, and how high will prices rise?

The Office for National Statistics reported an annual rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation of 3.3% in March.

The Independent UK

UK inflation: The items that jumped – and fell – in price in March

Inflation has primarily been driven by a sharp increase in petrol, diesel, and air fares

Evening Standard

Which items saw a jump in inflation in March – and where did it ease?

The annual rate of inflation for petrol is now at its highest since May 2024, while diesel is at its highest level since February 2023.

The Guardian - US

Why Trump’s pick for Fed chair will not bring home the bank for the president

Kevin Warsh, Trump’s ‘central casting’, has a long road ahead of convincing board members to lower interest rates

Euronews

UK inflation hits 3.3% as Iran war drives energy costs higher

British consumer prices rose at a faster pace in March, reaching 3.3% as the ongoing Iran war sent fuel prices soaring. The data has forced markets to reassess expectations for the Bank of England, with a previously anticipated interest rate cut next week now looking very unlikely.

The Independent UK

UK inflation rises in March as prices at the pump spike higher after Iran war

Inflation in the U.K. climbed in March, driven by a sharp rise in fuel prices following the Iran war

The Guardian - UK

Middle East war ‘could wipe out 75% of chancellor’s budget headroom’; UK inflation climbs to 3.3% – as it happened

Oil prices rise again above $100 a barrel as strait of Hormuz remains closed; EU energy commissioner warns energy crisis could last months or years even if there is peace

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