With Cook sending hawkish signals, a Fed rate hike is in play for September

9:00 AM, 31st July 2026, 1 day ago 17 The government has confirmed that letting agents can support landlords in registering their properties on the PRS Database. Under the Renters’ Rights Act, all landlords will need to sign up for the database, which will include information about their properties that tenants can access. If a…

Delinquencies in Bank of Montreal’s Canadian mortgage portfolio continued to rise in the third quarter, although losses remained low and the bank reported signs of stabilization elsewhere in its consumer loan book. The share of residential mortgages at least 90 days past due reached 0.56% as of July 31, up from 0.51% in the previous…

By Sydney Maki (Bloomberg) — A deepening global bond selloff sent the U.S. benchmark yield to the highest since early 2025, as thin August trading met investors wary of inflation and a deluge of corporate debt supply.  U.S. Treasuries slid further on Tuesday, pushing yields higher by one to two basis points across maturities. The…

Almost half of UK buy-to-let is now owned through companies, according to data from finance platform Lendlord. Lendlord found that 45.1% of UK buy-to-let was owned through companies in Q3, compared with 54.9% held privately. Among landlords with 20 or more properties, company ownership rises to 57.6%. The figures, drawn from Lendlord’s Q3 2026 UK BTL Market Report,…

“These findings show just how little financial flexibility some homeowners have after renewing,” said Victor Tran, mortgage and real estate expert at Rates.ca. “When half or more of a household’s monthly budget is going toward the mortgage, there’s much less room to absorb other expenses or an unexpected financial setback. That’s why homeowners approaching renewal…

New Syrian parliament meets for first time in Damascus