Personal Finance News 10 December 2025

Mortgage Rates Today (Dec. 18, 2025): 30-Year Fixed Holds Near 6.2% After Cooler CPI — Plus 2026 Forecasts and What Borrowers Should Watch

December 18, 2025 — Mortgage rates are ending the week in a familiar place: stuck in a tight band despite major headlines on inflation and central-bank policy. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.21% this week, according to Freddie Mac’s widely watched

18 December 2025

Financial Forecasts·Mortgage Rates·Personal Finance

2025 Tax Filing Changes: What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Means for Tips, Overtime, Car Loans, SALT, Refunds — and Small Businesses

December 18, 2025 — As the year closes, Americans are getting their first real preview of how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (often shortened to OBBBA) will reshape the 2025 tax return they’ll file in early 2026. The law

18 December 2025

Personal Finance

Bank of England Set to Cut Interest Rates to 3.75% After UK Inflation Drops to 3.2% — What It Means for Mortgages, Savings and Markets

Borrowers could get an early Christmas boost today as the Bank of England prepares to lower the UK Bank Rate from 4% to 3.75%, a move widely seen as the most likely outcome after a sharper-than-expected fall in inflation and

18 December 2025

Inflation·Interest Rates·Personal Finance·UK Economy

HDFC Bank Cuts FD Rates After SBI: Latest Fixed Deposit Interest Rates, RBI Repo Cut Fallout and What Savers Should Do (Dec 17, 2025)

HDFC Bank has lowered fixed deposit (FD) interest rates for select tenures effective Wednesday, December 17, 2025, joining a growing list of lenders recalibrating deposit returns after the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 25-basis-point repo rate cut to 5.25% earlier

17 December 2025

Banking·Interest Rates·Personal Finance

Mortgage Rates Today (Dec. 17, 2025): 30-Year Fixed Hovers Near 6% After the Fed Cut—What It Means for Refinancing and a $700,000 Mortgage

Mortgage rates are still refusing to “follow the Fed” in a straight line, even after the Federal Reserve’s December policy move. If you’re shopping for a home or debating a refinance, today’s numbers—and the reason they’re behaving this way—matter more

17 December 2025

Mortgage Rates·Personal Finance

SAVE Plan Shutdown: Student Loan Payments Could Restart for Millions—What Borrowers Need to Know (Dec. 16, 2025)

Dec. 16, 2025 — Millions of Americans enrolled in the Biden-era Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) student loan repayment plan are facing a major—and fast-moving—shift that could end a long stretch of ultra-low or even $0 monthly bills. The

16 December 2025

Personal Finance

SAVE Plan Student Loan Settlement: What Trump’s Move to End Biden-Era Repayment Relief Means for Borrowers (Dec. 14, 2025 Update)

The SAVE student loan repayment plan is set to end under a Missouri settlement as delinquencies rise and borrowers brace for higher payments. Here’s what changes next. WASHINGTON — The federal student loan landscape is shifting again, and for millions

14 December 2025

Government Policy·Personal Finance

Dollarama Stock Hits Record High as Canadians Flock to Discount Shopping Amid Cost-of-Living Pressure

Dec. 14, 2025 — Dollarama’s latest results and outlook are sharpening a story many Canadian shoppers have been living for months: as household budgets stay tight, more people are leaning on discount retailers for everyday essentials—pushing the country’s biggest dollar-store

14 December 2025

Economic Trends·Personal Finance·Retail Industry·Stock Market

SBI Cuts Loan Rates After RBI Repo Rate Cut: EBLR Drops to 7.90%, MCLR Trimmed; Select FD Rates Revised From Dec 15

State Bank of India (SBI) has reduced key lending benchmarks and tweaked select fixed deposit rates after the RBI’s latest repo rate cut. Here’s what changes from December 15, 2025—and what it means for EMIs and FD returns. Updated: December

13 December 2025

Banking·Interest Rates·Personal Finance

Mortgage Rates Today, December 10, 2025: Fed Rate Cut Meets Stubborn 6% Home Loan Costs

Mortgage rates today are still stuck just above 6% for most borrowers, even as the Federal Reserve has delivered its third interest rate cut of 2025 and taken its benchmark rate down to the lowest level since 2022. Bloomberg The

10 December 2025

Interest Rates·Mortgage Rates·Personal Finance

Fed Rate Cut or Not? What to Expect From the December 2025 FOMC Meeting – And What It Means for You

Updated: December 10, 2025 – before the Fed’s decision is announced The Federal Reserve wraps up its final policy meeting of 2025 today, and markets are almost certain the central bank will cut interest rates again. Fed funds futures put

10 December 2025

Economic Outlook·Federal Reserve·Interest Rates·Personal Finance

Best Singapore Stocks to Buy Now (10 December 2025): 10 SGX Ideas for a Lower‑Rate World

Singapore’s stock market is ending 2025 on a high note. The Straits Times Index (STI) has delivered roughly 19% price gains in the first 11 months of the year, outpacing 2024 and drawing renewed global interest in Singapore equities. The

10 December 2025

Investment Ideas·Personal Finance·Singapore Economy·Stock Market

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