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Demand for housing is falling as mortgage rates stay firmly above 7%. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.19% as of Sept. 21, according to data released…

India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called for full automation of regional rural banks and cooperative banks on Tuesday, directing the Department of Financial Services to study…

The numbers: The leading economic index fell 0.4% in August and declined for the 17th month in a row, but there’s still no sign the U.S. is…

By David Morgan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives failed to advance two spending bills on Tuesday, as party…

The number of layoffs in the U.S. was supposed to shoot higher as the Federal Reserve jacked up interest rates to tame inflation and pushed the…

UK homeowners are facing a potential financial crisis as over 500,000 fixed-rate mortgages are set to expire during the upcoming festive season. This situation is expected…

Exchange-traded funds that invest in long-term Treasury bonds dropped Thursday, as yields continued their march higher in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s meeting on monetary…

The Bangladesh Bank is taking disciplinary measures against ten financial institutions for reportedly selling US dollars at inflated prices. The central bank sent letters to these…

TOKYO — Japan’s overall consumer prices rose 3.2% from a year earlier in August, staying above the Bank of Japan’s inflation target for 2%, government data…

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden’s government promised 39 billion crowns ($3.5 billion) in tax cuts and more money for welfare, defence and the criminal justice system in its…