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Post-Holiday Bills Hit as Credit Card Rates Bite, Counselors Push Quick Relief Steps

Heavy 2025 holiday spending left many households with revolving balances at roughly 20% APRs.

At 55 With $150,000 Saved for Retirement? Here Are Targeted Steps to Strengthen Your Plan

Consumer Gloom Deepens Even as Retailers Log Record Holiday Traffic

Year-End Money Moves: What to Do Before Dec. 31

Bank of Korea Poised to Hold Rate at 2.50% This Week as Weak Won, Hot Housing Delay Cuts

Brazil Industry and Trade Confidence Falls Again in October

Tether CEO Reaffirms Bitcoin and Gold Will Outlast Fiat Currencies

Experts Recast $1.5 Million as a Retirement Checkpoint, Not a Finish Line

Shehbaz Chairs Economy and Investment Review, Cites Reforms for New Direction

UK Savers Pile Into Cash ISAs as Lifetime ISA Penalties Surge to £102m

Brazil Finance Ministry Reviews Spike in Judicial Reorganization for Possible Sector Abuse

Swiss Couple to Close North Sea Imbiss on Sept. 26 After Steep Sales Slide

Job Hugging Takes Hold as Hiring Cools, Experts Push Smarter Stay-Put Strategies

Germany’s Consumer Mood Falls to -23.6 as Job Fears Rise

Premium Bonds Prize Rate Cut to 3.6% Prompts Fresh Warnings to Switch Savings

Buy Now, Pay Later Use Climbs, Exposing Consumers to Budget Strains and Delinquencies

ING Germany Abandons Growth-At-Any-Cost to Deepen Client Ties

Spain’s Inflation Accelerates to 2.7% in July on Electricity Price Jump

Indian Employers Project 6.2–11.3% Pay Hikes With Role Peaks of 13.8%

NS&I Lifts One-Year Bond Yield to 4.18% AER, Flags £103 Million in Dormant Premium Bonds