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Irish House Prices Return To 2007 Peak For First Time

Irish house prices returned in June to levels not seen since the credit-fuelLed peak of 2007, after data on Friday showed further rapid rises that experts have this time attributed to a dearth of supply rather than an overabundance of credit.
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Malaysia's Economy Jumps In Q2 But Slower Growth Expected

Malaysia's economy grew at its fastest annual pace in a year in the second quarter, boosted by expansion in domestic demand and resilient exports, but a slowdown in global growth is expected to pose a risk to the outlook for the rest of 2022.
Work stoppages and no chatting at lunch: Japan Inc grapples with COVID

Asian Stocks Fall On Nagging Fed Rate Hike Worries

Asian stocks tracked Wall Street losses and the yen fell on Friday as investors remained filled with uncertainty over how aggressively the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates to tackle inflation despite softer numbers earlier this week.
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Oil Prices On Track For Weekly Gain As Recession Fears Ease

Oil prices dipped in early trade on Friday amid uncertainty on the demand outlook based on contrasting views from OPEC and the International Energy Agency (IEA), but benchmark contracts were headed for weekly gains as recession fears eased.
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U.S. High-yield Bond Funds Draw Cash As Recession Fears Ebb

U.S high-yield bond funds are attracting heavy investments, a turnaround from the selloffs of the first half of this year, as investors bet that the Federal Reserve will limit future interest rate hikes to try to avert an economic slowdown.
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Singapore Downgrades Q2 GDP, Outlook As Risks Grow

Singapore's economy expanded less than initially estimated in the second quarter and the government revised its growth projections for 2022 lower, flagging risks to the global outlook from the Ukraine war and inflation.
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Canadian Home Buyers Return To Fixed-rate Loans As Economy Wobbles

Canadian home buyers are shifting to fixed-rate mortgages at the fastest pace in a year, on bets that more rate hikes from the central bank are in store to bring inflation under control, even as the cost of these home loans remains close to the highest level since 2009.
A shopping cart is seen in a supermarket as inflation affected consumer prices in Manhattan, New York City

Factbox-Is Global Inflation Nearing A Peak?

Calling the top of the current wave of inflation has been a painful exercise for economists and central bankers, who have been proven wrong time and again over the past year.
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TSX Jumps On U.S. Inflation Data Relief

Canada's main stock index rose on Wednesday, with technology stocks leading gains, after data showed a slower-than-expected rise in U.S. inflation last month.

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