The number of working days lost to strikes in Germany doubled in 2023 compared with the previous year to more than 1.5 million, with a record 312 industrial disputes, a study showed on Thursday. High inflation and the consequent loss of purchasing power were the main drivers, said the studyContinue Reading
Hundreds of thousands of Aussies are bracing to fall off a ‘mortgage cliff’ which could cost them as much as an extra $24,000 a year. On Tuesday, Australia’s central bank increased interest rates for the 12th time in the past 14 months, with warnings of more to come. Now aContinue Reading
It’s the single graph that tells homeowners everything they need to know about what the future holds for interest rates and when they will start falling. And the news is grim for the next year according to financial markets, with another rate rise a real possibility and the cash rateContinue Reading