IMF chief warns energy shock, public debt and AI boom threaten global growth – business live
Source: The Guardian ·
Kristalina Georgieva’s warning comes as Brent crude rises above $101 a barrelGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.The UK housing market has come to a standstill, ahead of the introduction of the government’s Your First Home scheme targeted at first-time buyers.While the market overall has been fairly subdued, property prices…
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Kristalina Georgieva’s warning comes as Brent crude rises above $101 a barrelGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.The UK housing market has come to a standstill, ahead of the introduction of the government’s Your First Home scheme targeted at first-time buyers.While the market overall has been fairly subdued, property prices have so far proved resilient during a period of higher mortgage rates, which has been driven by changing expectations around the future path of Base Rate. That’s mirrored in wider economic data, with household spending holding up better than many expected despite energy and other cost pressures arising from the Middle East conflict.Whether that picture continues is likely to depend on how confident consumers feel that the latest cost‑of‑living pressures will prove temporary. Confidence has long been a key driver of housing market activity, and will play an important role in shaping demand over…