FirstFT: Dollar hits 2-year high as interest rate assumptions change
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FirstFT: The hottest year on record
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'Music is back' as vinyl and streaming help sales hit a 20-year high
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Trump: ‘Interest rates are far too high’
President-elect Trump on Tuesday declared interest rates are too high even as he decried still-elevated inflation, setting up renewed tensions with the central bank chair who resisted pressure cut ...The Hill - 5d -
FirstFT: US corporate bankruptcies hit 14-year high
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US corporate bankruptcies hit 14-year high as interest rates take toll
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HELOC interest rate pros and cons to know for 2025
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U.S. Car Sales Hit a Five-Year High in 2024
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U.S. dollar index hits more than two-year high as markets brace for Trump return
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Cruise ship stomach bug illnesses hit 12-year high: CDC
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