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Canadian commercial rate hikes ease again in Q4 – Applied Systems
2+ min ago (468+ words) Canadian commercial insurance rate increases continued to lose momentum in Q4 2025, in line with a broader softening of commercial markets globally and in Canada, according to new data from Applied Systems. The latest Applied Commercial Index recorded an overall average renewal…...
Chancellor welcomes news as inflation falls in the UK
12+ min ago (161+ words) Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said that cutting the cost of living is the UK Government's "number one priority" as new figures show inflation continuing to fall. Monthly statistics show that the rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation dropped to…...
£400 Cost of Living cash announced for thousands of working-age adults
26+ min ago (13+ words) 400 Cost of Living cash announced for thousands of working-age adults'Birmingham Live...
NZD/USD Forecast: Struggles near 0.6000 on dovish RBNZ, USD uptick
29+ min ago (587+ words) The NZD/USD pair adds to the dovish Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ)-inspired losses and drops to a nearly two-week low, below the 0.6000 psychological mark during the early European session on Tuesday. As was widely expected, the RBNZ…...
UK inflation falls sharply to 3% in January
35+ min ago (536+ words) Sam Fleming and Ian Smith in London UK inflation fell sharply to 3 per cent in January, strengthening the case for the Bank of England to cut interest rates as soon as its next meeting in March. Wednesday's figure from the…...
UK inflation falls to 3%, boosting hopes of early cut in interest rates
36+ min ago (699+ words) January annual drop is lowest level since March 2025, although still above Bank of England's 2% target UK inflation tumbled to 3% in January, giving a boost to hopes of an early cut in interest rates by the Bank of England. The slowdown…...
Texas’ Main Street sector more optimistic than the rest of U.S., data shows
37+ min ago (684+ words) Everything is bigger in Texas " and small business optimism is no exception, according to new data. Released on Tuesday, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) small business economic trends report ranked the Lone Star State high when compared to…...
Inflation eats into wages as cost of living worsens
39+ min ago (117+ words) Inflation eats into wages as cost of living worsens'SBS Australia Inflation eats into wages as cost of living worsens On the Money Source: Getty SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gon'alves speaks with Devika Shivadear from RSM Australia about the latest Wage…...
Inflation does a job on wage growth, adds heat to rates
51+ min ago (566+ words) A hike in inflation has led to a drop in real wage growth for the first time in more than two years, which could lead to further interest-rate hikes. December quarter wages data released on Wednesday by the Australian Bureau…...
Bankers dethroned. Strangling Cuba. The fight over stablecoins & Vietnam's four nos.
51+ min ago (239+ words) Thank you for opening your Chartbook email. Georgette Chen, Lotus Symphony, 1962 "Six Wall Street bank chiefs bring in combined pay of $250mn in 2025" On the one hand this is shocking. On the other hand $41m each pa is a marker of quite…...