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Interest Rates News 29 October 2025 - 16 November 2025

Lloyds Share Price: Can the FTSE‑100 Bank’s Value Keep Surging or Is a Crash Coming?

Lloyds (LON:LLOY) Share Price: Curve Deal, BoE Rates and Scandal Risks to Watch Before the 17 November 2025 Open

Lloyds Banking Group heads into the new trading week with its share price just below recent highs, but with a packed agenda of news and macro risks that could shape trading when the London Stock Exchange opens on Monday, 17 November 2025. From a fresh £120m fintech acquisition and a live £1.7bn buyback, to the motor finance mis‑selling scandal and…
16 November 2025
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Westpac’s $7 Billion Windfall Ignites ASX Rally Despite Mining Slump – Nov 3, 2025

ASX Today: Tech Rout and Rate Cut Jitters Wipe $37 Billion from Australian Stock Market – 14 November 2025

Australia’s stock market closed sharply lower on Friday, 14 November 2025, as the S&P/ASX 200 tumbled 1.36% to 8,634.5, its lowest close in around four months. Market Index Roughly $37 billion in market value was erased as investors dumped growth and tech names, repriced expectations for interest rate cuts, and digested a surprisingly strong jobs report that has effectively killed…
14 November 2025
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London Stock Exchange at Record Highs – Inside the Historic Market’s Brexit Battle and 2025 Revival

FTSE 100 Nears 10,000 as SSE Jumps on £33bn Grid Plan; Rate‑Cut Bets Lift Sentiment

LONDON — 12 November 2025. London’s blue‑chip FTSE 100 came within a whisker of the 10,000 mark on Wednesday, touching an intraday record around 9,928 before easing into the close at 9,887.40, a day after notching its highest ever finish. Tuesday’s record close at 9,899.60 followed weaker UK labour data that reinforced expectations the Bank of England could trim rates…
12 November 2025
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BOJ Signals December Rate Hike Is Near as Summary Turns Hawkish; PM Adviser Urges Delay

BOJ Signals December Rate Hike Is Near as Summary Turns Hawkish; PM Adviser Urges Delay

The Bank of Japan’s latest “Summary of Opinions,” released Monday, signals the central bank is edging toward another rate increase as soon as December, while a top economic adviser to new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi publicly urged caution and argued for waiting until January. Bank of Japan Key takeaways What the BOJ said today The Summary of Opinions from the…
10 November 2025
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Gold Prices Smash All-Time Highs – Is Now the Moment to Buy or Bail?

Gold Price Today, 7 November 2025: XAU/USD holds above $4,000 as rate‑cut bets rise; China’s central bank extends buying streak

Summary: Gold is trading just over the $4,000/oz mark today as a softer dollar earlier in the session and growing expectations for another U.S. rate cut buoy bullion. The world’s biggest official-sector buyer—China—also extended its gold‑buying streak in October, underscoring persistent central‑bank support. A record‑long U.S. government shutdown has delayed key data releases, pushing traders to lean on private labor…
7 November 2025
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FTSE 100’s Record Run: Inside London’s Blue-Chip Rally and What’s Next

FTSE 100 Roars into November: Oil Windfall, Gold Surge & Rate Cut Hopes Drive Rally

FTSE 100 Market Overview for November 3, 2025 FTSE 100 Performance on 3 November 2025 – A Bright Start London’s blue-chip index kicked off November on a firm footing. By the opening bell Monday, FTSE 100 was up about 21 points (+0.2%) at 9,738.46 Lse, rebounding from Friday’s profit-taking slide. Investors entered the month with cautious optimism after October’s stellar…
3 November 2025
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Fed Cuts Rates Amid Data “Fog” – Stocks Hit Record Highs as More Easing Likely

Fed Cuts Rates Again but Powell Drops a Bombshell – Markets React to Fed’s November Moves

Federal Reserve Developments and Market Reaction in Early November 2025 Fed’s Latest Policy Moves: Rate Cut and Liquidity Support In the Fed’s highly anticipated late-October meeting, officials voted 10–2 to cut the federal funds rate by 0.25%, setting a new target range of 3.75% to 4.00% Reuters Federalreserve. This marked the second rate reduction of 2025, following a similar cut…
3 November 2025
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Citi Stuns Markets by Slashing Loan Rate – See What’s Next for Borrowers & Stocks

Citi Stuns Markets by Slashing Loan Rate – See What’s Next for Borrowers & Stocks

Citi’s latest rate cut will directly reduce borrowing costs for its customers. For example, a $100,000 loan at the old 7.25% rate incurred about $7,250 in annual interest, versus $7,000 at the new 7.00% rate – a saving of roughly $250 per year Ssbcrack. Banks typically adjust base or benchmark rates in line with changes in prime rates or funding…
30 October 2025
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KeyCorp Slashes Prime Lending Rate to 7.00% – Here’s What Borrowers & Investors Need to Know

KeyCorp Slashes Prime Lending Rate to 7.00% – Here’s What Borrowers & Investors Need to Know

Fed Rate Moves and Prime Rate Last week’s Federal Reserve meeting delivered a 0.25% rate cut (its second this year), which immediately set off ripples across banking. In mid‑September, the Fed’s first cut prompted JPMorgan, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and others to trim their prime lending rates from 7.50% to 7.25% Reuters. Now, following the Oct. 29 cut, banks are pushing…
29 October 2025
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Mortgage Rates Hit 2025 Low at 6.27% – Will They Finally Dip Below 6%?

Mortgage Rates Just Hit a 3-Year Low – Is Now the Time to Lock In?

Mortgage Rates Hit Lowest Levels of the Year After a prolonged stretch of high borrowing costs, current mortgage rates are finally receding. In late October, the average 30-year fixed mortgage fell to its lowest level of 2025, around the 6.2%–6.3% range ts2.tech Bloomberg. That’s a significant improvement from January, when 30-year rates were above 7% ts2.tech. Some daily measures even…
29 October 2025
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Fed Cuts Rates Amid Data “Fog” – Stocks Hit Record Highs as More Easing Likely

Fed Cuts Rates Amid Data “Fog” – Stocks Hit Record Highs as More Easing Likely

Fed Cuts Rates Despite Missing Data The Federal Open Market Committee’s October 28–29 meeting concluded with a widely anticipated quarter-point rate cut, bringing the target interest rate down to roughly 3.8% ts2.tech. Economists were nearly unanimous in predicting this move Reuters, as the Fed had telegraphed an easing bias in advance. It marks the second reduction in 2025, following an…
29 October 2025
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  • Four retirement moves to consider before year-end 2026
    January 18, 2026, 3:11 PM EST. Even if retirement is years away, acting now can yield a more comfortable future. The article urges a solid retirement plan-estimate required income, prepare multiple income streams, and weigh long retirement horizons if considering early retirement. It warns healthcare costs will rise and Medicare kicks in at 65, so plan coverage for the interim. It champions saving aggressively now, noting that the earliest dollars have time to compound, illustrated by an 8% growth scenario showing meaningful gains for $6,000 and $12,000 annual contributions over 5 to 40 years. Finally, it says investing effectively means balancing risk and return: avoid penny stocks, day trading, or margin, but don't rely on low-growth accounts that miss inflation.
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