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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Interest rates are on the way up but borrowers who have been biting their nails in anticipation of a rise can rest easy - until after the federal election, at least, when the sharemarket is also likely to move higher.
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Minority homeowners are especially being hurt as rising interest rates make subprime loans even more expensive.
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Higher customer fees offset rising loan losses and pressure from interest rates and mortgage lending.
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The White House and the Federal Reserve are likely to come under increasing pressure now that turmoil in the financial markets appears to be spreading to the wider economy.
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Oil prices above $50 a barrel - and rising - are now starting to adversely affect the economy and consumers in ways that had not been happening only a few months ago.
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Declining consumer confidence and increasing unemployment might be the impetus the Fed needs to take another whack at interest rates.
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A sharp and surprising downturn in Britain&#39;s economy made the City predict yesterday that interest rates have peaked, and signs emerged that the higher cost of borrowing is putting the brakes on the housing market and the manufacturing sector.
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Business & money: Employers' clamour for rate cut reaches new pitch as credit crunch hits the British job market
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Creditors put more pressure on debt-soaked borrowers.
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NEW YORK: For years, profligate American consumers have been chided for putting aside nothing for a rainy day. Now, with the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, the prospect that households could start
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IT is time to take a break from the junk bond market, which is overheating as companies rush to lock in surprisingly low interest rates before the Federal Reserve pushes them any higher.
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Business & money: Table-topping interest rate latest in series of offers from new entrants attempting to topple 'big four' banks.
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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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Confidence in service firms has been hit by rising oil prices and interest rates but manufacturers have seen the best rate of orders for nine years, two surveys show.
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A decade of low-interest lending allowed U.S. consumers to run up debt. But with rates rising, they can no longer count on borrowing their way out of trouble
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With costs still rising, companies are testing new ways to save. The trendiest    : workers pay more