A HELOC can be worthwhile to fund home improvements, but when used for other things, it can result in bad debt. If you can't repay the loan, you could lose your home. https://t.co/2V9kf1CczV ...

Politics and debt don’t mix well. Americans would be wise to look across the Atlantic to see how tough things can get. https://t.co/s6ayhNQGqH ...

Student loan debt isn't just for recent grads. See how your balance compares to others by age, and learn where the biggest debts really are in America. https://t.co/Zg79YCBJj8 ...

Altice International has transferred two of its units out of the reach of its creditors, and raised new debt out of one of them, as it looks to strengthen its cash position and stabilize its finances https://t.co/Rubj5d4FKt ...

Hello and welcome to Morning Brief Market Sunrise. I'm Ramsan Karamali live from Yahoo Finance Studios in London. It's Friday, 28th November.Coming up on the show, an outage at the CME disrupts trading across the globe. Online sales are on the rise during this critical holiday season and Apple looks set to become the world's top phone maker. So grab your coffee and let's own the morning.The first thing you need to know is that an outage at the Chicago Merkantile Exchange has disrupted trading across the glo ...

Poland may issue bonds in dollars, euros and possibly in yen during the first quarter of 2026 and front-load its annual calendar of international debt sales https://t.co/O4ueqYtLGo ...

Economic Growth and Projections - The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) upgraded its growth forecasts for 2025 to 1.5%, but downgraded projections for the rest of the decade to 1.4% in 2026, down from 1.9%, and 1.5% each year to 2030 [1] - The average household is expected to be £850 poorer in 2029-30 compared to 2024-25, indicating a disappointing outlook for living standards [1] - The central forecast for real household disposable income (RHDI) per person in the UK is projected to grow at only 0.2% to 0.3% per year after this year, significantly lower than the long-run average [2][4] Employment and Income - Unemployment is expected to rise faster than previously anticipated, peaking at 5%, with the jobless rate only falling back to 4.1% in the final months of the decade [13] - Real terms hourly pay for workers is projected to remain 0.5% below its 2009-10 level by the end of the decade, reflecting a long-term squeeze on pay [3] Taxation and Fiscal Policy - The tax burden is forecasted to rise to a post-war high of 38.3% of GDP, driven by significant personal tax increases, including freezing income tax thresholds [21][22] - The OBR noted that the top half of earners pay 90% of all income tax, highlighting the increasing reliance on higher earners to fund public services [27][28] Government Spending - The OBR described the recent Budget as including substantial spending increases, with an average rise of £33 billion per year over the next five years, primarily to fund higher benefits [29] - By the end of the decade, public spending is expected to settle at just over 44% of GDP, which is five percentage points higher than pre-pandemic levels [30] Economic Outlook and Challenges - The OBR warned that the UK may not return to previous growth rates, citing a significant and long-lasting slowdown in productivity growth since the 2008 financial crisis [8] - The Chancellor's plans to manage debt and spending face challenges, with debt servicing costs projected to rise from £113.7 billion this year to £140 billion in five years [15][16]

Populism is rising because politicians are drowning us in debt. ...

Junk-rated Bausch Health is starting an exchange offer to take out two more bonds after a series of efforts to address some of its more than $20 billion debt load this year https://t.co/TbqwLTKDIG ...

A flood of debt sales from Big Tech risks overwhelming buyers and could weaken the credit market on both sides of the Atlantic https://t.co/B6nraJEeO4 ...