Economy

Mortgage and contactless rules could be shaken up under FCA plans

Mortgage and contactless rules could be shaken up under FCA plans

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Rules on mortgages and contactless payments could be shaken up as part of wider moves to boost economic …

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What Did Trump’s Tax Cuts Do?

What Did Trump’s Tax Cuts Do?

Seven years ago, when Republicans passed the most significant overhaul of the tax code in a generation, they were sure the law would supercharge investment, raise wages and shift the American economy into a higher gear. So did it? The answer, at least for now, is largely lost to history. A pandemic and a surge in inflation convulsed the global …

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What to consider if you’re buying a home with a friend

What to consider if you’re buying a home with a friend

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Buying a home can be a struggle with mortgage rates and house prices remaining high, and so for …

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What does 0.1% economy growth really mean for you?

What does 0.1% economy growth really mean for you?

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The UK economy grew by 0.1 per cent in November, the Office for National Statistcs (ONS) has announced, following consecutive months falling by the same …

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Regulator must show its teeth over some practices by insurers, says Which?

Regulator must show its teeth over some practices by insurers, says Which?

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth The City regulator is being urged by Which? to crack down on some practices by insurers. The consumer …

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CPI Rose in December, a Sign the Fed’s Inflation Fight Has Stalled

CPI Rose in December, a Sign the Fed’s Inflation Fight Has Stalled

Consumer prices rose more quickly in December, the latest sign that the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation may have stalled. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 percent from November, and was up 2.9 percent from a year earlier, the Labor Department said on Wednesday. It was the fastest one-month increase in overall prices since February, driven in part by another …

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Defending Michigan’s Auto Industry, Whitmer Warns of Tariff Risks

Defending Michigan’s Auto Industry, Whitmer Warns of Tariff Risks

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, a leading Democrat from a critical battleground state, on Wednesday subtly warned against President-elect Donald J. Trump’s tariff threats targeting Canada, even as she stressed her broader willingness to work with him on the cusp of his second inauguration. Her speech, at the Detroit Auto Show, offered among the clearest examples yet of how Democrats …

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