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July 21 – Nuveen Global Investment Strategist Laura Cooper stated in a report that the European Central Bank (ECB) is likely to keep interest rates unchanged at its meeting this week after the June rate hike, but will maintain a tighter tone. Cooper said the ECB would remain open to further tightening if renewed tensions drive up energy prices. She said inflation is more moderate than feared, with little sign of renewed acceleration in the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) pricing sub-index, while producer price data confirms that upstream cost pressures are easing. “These factors provide a reason to hold rates steady this month,” she said. The complexity lies in renewed disruptions to commodity supplies, which could reignite energy price pressures at a time when the ECB is gaining confidence in the path of declining inflation.According to the Joint Oil Data Institute (JODI), Saudi Arabias domestic refineries increased crude oil processing by 175,000 barrels per day in May, reaching 2.386 million barrels per day.According to the Joint Oil Data Institute (JODI), Saudi Arabias crude oil inventories increased by 2.827 million barrels in May, reaching 142.794 million barrels.According to the Joint Oil Data Institute (JODI), Saudi Arabias direct crude oil burning increased by 107,000 barrels per day in May, reaching 647,000 barrels per day.According to the Joint Oil Database (JODI), Saudi Arabias petroleum product exports increased by 74,000 barrels per day in May, reaching 1.083 million barrels per day.

High Mortgage Rates Force First-time Buyers to Rent, According to Rightmove

Aria Thomas

Nov 25, 2022 14:27

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The property website Rightmove (OTC:RTMVY) said on Friday that the demand for rental homes in the United Kingdom surged in October as prospective first-time buyers postponed their purchases owing to rising mortgage rates.


However, the total number of renters and purchasers on the market declined by 1% compared to the same period previous year.


In recent months, mortgage rates in the United Kingdom have risen beyond 6%, increasing after the "mini-budget" of former prime minister Liz Truss on September 23 rattled financial markets.


Since then, rates have fallen due to Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement, which guaranteed stamp duty reductions through March 31, 2025.


According to Britain's largest property marketplace, first-time buyers have been significantly impacted by the hike, prompting them to consider renting in the near future while they await the inevitable stability of mortgage rates.


Tim Bannister, a property expert at Rightmove, commented, "It is very understandable why some buyers, especially first-time buyers, are waiting for better financial stability."


Now that there are indicators that mortgage rates are stabilizing, it is probable that they will settle at a higher level than buyers in the past have experienced.


42% of prospective first-time buyers who intend to enter the property market over the next several years have already amassed their entire down payment while awaiting a reduction in interest rates. 43% more were engaged in savings.


Tenants are already facing a large increase in expenses owing to the rising costs of electricity, fuel, food, and council tax, which are reflected in the statistics.


As a result of the highest rate of inflation in 41 years, real wages are decreasing, placing incomes under the most severe pressure in decades.

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