Rising Rates Start to Squeeze Consumers and Companies
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The fallout from rising yields on the 10-year Treasury note may be felt most immediately by homeowners.
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Consumers are more worried about interest rate rises than at any time since November 2004, a survey suggests.
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Consumers in the UK are becoming more prudent when it comes to getting into debt, according to financial advisers.
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Economic pressure forces the company to raise prices, affecting new and existing customers of its three lower-speed tiers of service.
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The leveraged buyouts that have fuelled  record merger activity face a new test as interest rates rise  and stock markets wobble, early signs that the debt behind the  deals could become more costly and difficult to raise.
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Even borrowers with strong credit are feeling the pinch as home values fall and monthly payments rise.
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Welcome to the dawn of a new credit cycle, with tighter bank lending, rising costs for riskier borrowers and a slowing economy.
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But rising interest rates could deter purchases in months ahead.
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With prices heating up to combustion point, you need inflation protection.
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Shoppers faced moderate price rises in December but that capped a year in which prices soared at the sharpest rate in 17 years, pressuring households also dealing with a steep housing downturn and tighter credit.
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U.S. consumers will see rates on certificates of deposit and other savings accounts head lower amid worry the economy might enter a recession, and as competition for customers ebbs in the wake of the pending sale of Countrywide Financial Corp.
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Rising interest rates and a reliance on credit were blamed Friday for an increased number of British personal bankruptcies in the latest quarter.
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Business & money: Credit crunch and housing woes blamed for gloom as businesses begin lobbying for interest rate cut
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Increases to the minimum wage are beginning to be cause for concern for businesses, the CBI says.
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Tighter lending and higher rates push market closer to the biggest crash since the early 1990s
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Interest rate fears add to jitters in financial markets.
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The Bank of England raises UK interest rates to 5.75%, warning that pricing pressures remain elevated.