Tax relief for cash Isa savers rose to £2.1bn last year

Cost to the UK Treasury rises 30-fold in two years due to rising interest rates and frozen thresholds

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Threshold for filing ‘side hustle’ tax return to rise to £3,000 in UK

Cash earnings to increase from current level of £1,000 in boost to people who sell goods online
Financial Times - Mar. 11
Fed holds interest rates steady, still sees two cuts coming this year

The Federal Reserve in a closely watched decision Wednesday held the line on benchmark interest rates though still indicated that reductions are likely later in the year.
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Treasury yields rise as expectations for more inflation increase

U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday as investors awaited consumer sentiment data and were relieved after tame inflation data this week.
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US births rose last year, but experts don't see it as a trend

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Federal Reserve keeps interest rates steady as economic uncertainty rises

The Federal Reserve is holding interest rates steady as it weighs the impact of Trump’s tariffs and federal workforce cuts on inflation and the economy. The central bank warned that economic ...
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Russian teen Andreeva focused on the job as WTA ranking rises

Mirra Andreeva's rise in the WTA rankings has accelerated so quickly that the 17-year-old Russian can't keep track.She wasn't aware, because unlike last year -- when she'd been promised she could ...
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Weekly mortgage demand surges 11% higher, as interest rates dropped for the sixth straight week

Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest rate since October of last year, and that pushed demand even higher last week, after a substantial jump the previous week.
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Argentina flooding: 16 killed as two girls swept away by rising waters

Authorities warn more fatalities expected as a year’s worth of rain falls on Bahía Blanca in eight hours. Rescue teams in Argentina are searching for two girls, aged one and five, who were swept ...
The Guardian - Mar. 10
Weekly mortgage demand pulls back, as interest rates rise for the first time in 9 weeks

Mortgage rates fell for the first time in nine weeks, causing a pullback in mortgage demand, especially refinancing.
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