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Oil price jumps to $118 a barrel after Trump comments; cost of filling up family car with diesel passes £100 – as it happened

Full tank of petrol now costs £84, as drivers face more than £500m in higher fuel costs due to oil crisis

The Guardian - UK

Credit card annual fees are soaring past $800. Here's why people keep paying them—even as perks are harder to come by

Shoppers and travelings keep gravitating to premium 'lifestyle' cards, but interest rates and reward restrictions can trap unwary consumers.

Fortune

UK savers told to act now before Easter Sunday cash Isa deadline

Interest rates as high as 4.45% and a steep cut in next year’s allowance fuel forecast of last-minute rush

The Guardian - UK

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Top forecaster's dire prediction if Iran war drags on

Australia could enter a recession, with the Reserve Bank raising interest rates a further three times, economists warn as fears of a protracted conflict mount.

AAP

War could add an extra 5% to prices in Australia – but there’s one sector that shields the economy

A drawn-out war in the Middle East could add an extra 5% to existing inflation in Australia, our new modelling shows.

The Conversation

MarketBeat Week in Review – 03/23 - 03/27

Stocks were down sharply this week as geopolitical risk elevates concerns about higher inflation and interest rates despite a temporary pause in hostilities

MarketBeat

UK government borrowing costs hit 5% as Iran war fuels bond market sell-off

Yields on 10-year debt reach highest since the 2008 financial crisis, raising concerns of faster interest rate rises

The Guardian - UK

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Fixed-term savings accounts are rising - here’s why and the best ones for your money

Locking away cash guarantees the same return if interest rates change - but the trade-off is flexibility

The Independent UK

Cost of Trump’s war: From energy bills to UK interest rates, how Middle East conflict is hitting Britons

Chancellor warns UK households face ‘significant’ economic challenges as US and Israel’s war against Iran sends global financial markets and energy prices spiralling

The Independent UK

Auction clearance rate slumps to 57% nationwide as interest rate hikes prompt Australians to sell

Homebuyers lose confidence amid higher rates and Iran war-linked price rises across the economy, buyers agent says

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: RBA official’s rate hike warning; ABC boss’s ‘utterly offensive’ comments condemned; and ‘boy kibble’ goes viral

Iran war ‘making us all poorer’, but bank may need to raise interest rates again to curtail inflation, assistant governor says

The Guardian - AU

War on Iran ‘making us all poorer’ but RBA may need to hike interest rates again, official warns

Comments come as the Albanese government said it would back an ‘economically sustainable’ above-inflation minimum wage rise

The Guardian - AU

6 Everyday Decisions That Can Make You Look Riskier to Lenders—Without You Knowing

Think you’re doing everything right financially, but still getting higher interest rates or unexpected loan denials? You’re not alone. Lenders don’t just look at your...

Saving Advice

Hard time for renters as landlords squeeze tight market

Rising interest rates and living cost pressures mean it will be a tough year for the housing market, and even more so for renters.

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International Business Times

DOJ Official Admits No Evidence Against Jerome Powell Found Prior to Launching Probe: Report

The Justice Department admitted to a federal judge that they had no evidence of criminal wrongdoing, but were investigating Fed Chair Jerome Powell anyway

Evening Standard

Why is UK inflation steady and how will the Iran war affect it?

February’s inflation rate of 3% means if an item cost £100 a year ago, it would now cost £103.

The Independent UK

Chances of a Federal Reserve rate hike fade as inflation worsens

The jump in gas prices stemming from the war in Iran has had another impact that may also affect many Americans’ finances: Higher interest rates

MarketBeat

3 Smart Investments If Interest Rates Stay Higher for Longer

With the Fed signaling higher rates for longer, investors should consider ETFs and stocks like VNQI, MLPX, and EQIX that can perform amid persistent inflation

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Euronews

Gold and silver plunge and then recover after Trump's Iran talks statement

Middle East conflict was supposed to boost precious metals. Instead, oil and rate fears have sent silver crashing 40%, and gold is feeling it too.

The Guardian - UK

UK mortgage interest rates expected to rise despite Trump’s Iran pause

Bank of England likely to make two quarter-point increases amid sustained rise in inflation, investors believe

AAP

Upcoming inflation data to show calm before the storm

February consumer price data to be released on Wednesday will shape the Reserve Bank's thinking on interest rates ahead of a crucial meeting in May.

Barchart

Dollar Supported by Weak Stocks and Iran War

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.50%. The dollar is climbing today as weakness in stocks has boosted some liquidity demand for the dollar. Also, the ongoing war in Iran has boosted demand for the dollar as a safe haven. In addition, higher T-note yields today are...

The Guardian - AU

Should you fix your mortgage rate? Experts weigh in on rising repayments

In Australia’s volatile mortgage environment, there’s no such thing as a safe bet. Advocates, an economist and a broker share their perspectives on how households should respond to RBA’s rising interest rates

The Independent UK

Iran oil attacks trigger 35% gas price spike – and warning of interest rate rises

Iran’s attacks on energy facilities across the Gulf threaten to drag war into new phase

Evening Standard

Interest rate cuts not on the horizon, Bank of England governor says

The Bank left interest rates unchanged at 3.75% in a unanimous vote among all nine members of its Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday.

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