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Stressed mortgage holders are rushing to refinance

Four interest rate hikes this year have placed Australians under severe mortgage stress. Roy Morgan’s mortgage stress survey suggests the risk of mortgage stress nationally is at its highest level since early 2008, when the cash rate was above 7%. The percentage of household income spent on mortgage payments is also tracking at its highest The post Stressed mortgage holders are rushing to…

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New Zealand Dollar has one CPI release left before the RBNZ

A fourth straight daily gain took NZD/USD to its highest since September 23 on Tuesday. It rose from just above 0.5650 to just under 0.5700 and ended near that level, about 135 pips above the October…

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Aussie Dollar breaks 0.70 as RBA inflation warning fuels two-week high

The Australian Dollar registers solid gains versus the Greenback, climbing above 0.7000 and hitting a two-week high of 0.7017 as broad US Dollar weakness pushes AUD/USD above 0.7000 amid a light…

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US stocks rise as oil, yields ease

US stock indexes ended mostly higher as oil prices and US Treasury yields eased on Tuesday, while French stocks fell as worries about unrest in the country remained.

US stocks rise 1% as oil prices fall and yields ease
3M leads Dow Jones with 5.8% increase
Fed rate hike probability at 17.2%, down from 22.1%

4h ago ·news.rthk.hk

Oversold KOSPI May Rebound On Wednesday

(RTTNews) - The South Korea stock market on Tuesday halted the two-day winning streak in which it had rallied more than 210 points or 3.6 percent. The KOSPI now sits just above the 5,550-point plateau

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2 Stocks to Buy From the 5 That Make Up Roughly 61.5% of Berkshire Hathaway's Portfolio

Berkshire has always run a concentrated approach in its stock portfolio.

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Elon Musk ordered Starlink slowdown for Ukraine: Report

Musk and President Donald Trump have both recently criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has also flagged disruptions in U.S. intel sharing.

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