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14 stories for“mortgages”
Euro-area mortgage demand fell sharply in the second quarter, and banks expect another decline. Energy performance is increasingly separating easier and harder financing.
Aug 2, 2026
The MPC lifted Bank Rate by a quarter point, with Catherine Mann alone voting for a half-point move, and Andrew Bailey said it was unlikely to be the last rise unless the Middle East war ends.
Nov 5, 2026
Long government borrowing costs are at multi-decade highs across the United States, Germany, France and Japan. The cause is not central bank policy. It is the sheer volume of debt being issued, and some of it is paying for data centres.
Aug 18, 2026
The long bond closed at 5.27 per cent on 1 and 2 September and has not been below five since July. The two-year has climbed from 4.17 to 4.39 in a week. What the Federal Reserve's own data shows, and why the shape of the move matters more than the level.
Sep 8, 2026
JOLTS, productivity, payrolls and Treasury refunding arrive in one compressed week. Together they can change what investors believe about rates, growth and bond supply.
Aug 2, 2026
Europe's policy rates are unchanged, yet banks expect lending standards to tighten again. The real economy may feel restraint even without another formal rate increase.
Aug 2, 2026
Long-dated US borrowing costs reached a 22-year high on Thursday, driven by surging energy prices, strong business activity data and a national debt above 40 trillion dollars, even as Brent crude eased off its intraday peak on Hormuz reopening reports.
Sep 25, 2026
Growth beat forecasts and accelerated from 2.2 percent, while September inflation held at 3.6 percent, a pairing that keeps a December Fed hike in play.
Oct 29, 2026
The Dow and S&P 500 slipped 0.7 and 0.8 per cent and the Nasdaq fell 1.1 on Wednesday as the ten-year yield climbed to about 5.11 per cent. Nvidia dropped 1.5, Broadcom 2.6 and Micron 2.2 as investors took profit after the prior week's chip rally.
Sep 24, 2026
Wall Street fell for a third day as Brent settled at 101 dollars and the ten-year yield touched its highest since 2023. Futures price a better than even chance of a quarter-point rise on 16 September. What the buyback means, and what to watch.
Sep 10, 2026
Mohamed Alabbar told the AIM Congress the Iran war is an extraordinary situation and the market will adjust. Emaar's cancellations rose from 700 to 1,000 a month in the conflict and fell to 550 after the ceasefire. The Abu Dhabi train arrives on 30 September.
Sep 10, 2026
