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Stonebridge has reported weaker mortgage demand in the second quarter as higher borrowing costs and affordability pressures weighed on the market. The network said conditions could improve later this year if inflation and funding costs ease. Stonebridge’s latest Mortgage Market Index shows mortgage applications fell 18.5% year-on-year between April and June. Remortgage applications dropped 20.8%,…

For 48 hours in Ankara, Turkey, it felt as though the world was moving on Donald Trump’s timetable. Markets lurched. NATO allies braced for confrontation. Ukraine searched for reassurance. Iran threatened to upend the agenda. One moment, leaders were preparing for diplomatic crisis; the next, they were describing a “love-in” with the very president many…

There are just a couple of expiries to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold below. They are for EUR/USD at the 1.1400 and 1.1460 levels. The expiries don’t tie to any technical significance, so their impact should be relatively muted for the most part. The ones at the 1.1400 level though…

“I’ll try to meet you there,” I told my mother a few months ago, one evening before bed. “I’m not feeling great, but I’ll do my best,” I confirmed before hanging up the phone. The next morning, my 71-year-old mother had surgery to lift her bladder. My 74-year-old father is a stage 4 tongue cancer…

Homeowners are on average six times wealthier at retirement than renters and are much less likely to run out of cash before they die, new research suggests. A report by Yorkshire Building Society, reveals an average wealth gap of £793,000 between homeowners and renters at retirement. By the time today’s 30-40 year-olds retire, they will…

In 2025, Moneybox reported annual revenue of more than £115m. Credit: Ascannio/ Shutterstock.com Moneybox is preparing a secondary share sale of up to £45m ($60.19m) for long-serving employees, valuing the business at about £800m, or nearly $1.1bn. The valuation marks an increase of around 45% from 2024. Access deeper industry intelligence Experience unmatched clarity with…