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“…on at Trade Nation commented: “As far as investors are concerned, the consensus expectation is that interest rates will be left unchanged, even though all major US inflation measures show that prices are far from stable, and are well above the Fed’s 2%…”

““More than one in three under-65s saving into a cash Isa with us save over £12,000, demonstrating that it isn’t just older savers who make significant use of the allowance.”

“Colleen Babcock, a property expert at Rightmove, said: “The rapid rise in mortgage rates is really beginning to hit buyers’ budgets.”

“Colleen Babcock, a property expert at Rightmove, said: “The rapid rise in mortgage rates is really beginning to hit buyers’ budgets.”

““These are bumper profits – driven by high interest rates and households’ mortgage misery.”

““These are bumper profits – driven by high interest rates and households’ mortgage misery.”

““We’re both on decent salaries but neither of us have family help.”

“Chief executive CS Venkatakrishnan, known within the bank as Venkat, said: “We are already a bank which makes a lot of our money outside the UK so this is not a question of a financial hit to us – it’s bearable.””

“Interest rate hike ‘firmly on table’ after inflation rises to 11-month high Inflation rising to the highest rate in almost a year makes it more likely that the Bank of England will hike interest rates next month, with living costs set to rise further this…”

““Tech investors are getting uncomfortable with the amount of debt being used to fund the AI build-out,” said Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at AJ Bell.”

“…odling said the figures, while not a “disaster”, are a “reminder that the market remains a hostage to forces beyond its control: geopolitical tension in the Middle East is driving energy prices higher, keeping inflation nerves alive and mortgage rates…”

““The dollar is enjoying a tailwind from the prospect of higher US interest rates and this looks unlikely to fade in the near term,” he said.”

“Several lenders have hiked fixed mortgage rates in recent weeks amid rises in swap rates, which are used to price mortgages.”

“The bank expects the US central bank to raise rates again in December and in March 2027.”

“In its first-half results, Next cut its outlook for UK sales growth in the final six months from 2.8% to 2% as it flagged concerns over the impacts on consumer spending from the rising cost of living, higher mortgage costs and a cooling labour market.”