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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Shigeru Ishiba will become the next prime minister of Japan after winning the presidency of the ruling Liberal Democratic party in a closely contested run-off vote on Friday.As president of the LDP…

As you know, for most people, you can claim Social Security retirement benefits between the ages of 62 and 70. Full retirement age is between the ages of 62 and 70. This is the age Social Security considers you to be “fully retired”. Full retirement age ranges between 66 to…

Mortgage rates barely moved this week, but long-term notes declined to the lowest levels Americans have seen since 2022. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage ticked down to 6.08% from last week’s reading of 6.09%. The average…

See glossary of frequently used terms for definitions The ICE BofA US 3·Month T-Bill Index(benchmark) measures the performance of 3-month US T-Bills. Bloomberg 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Index measures the performance of the short-term (1-3 years) government and investment-grade corporate bond markets. The US Treasury Index an index based on…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Far-right members of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government lashed out at a US-French proposal for a 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Hizbollah on Thursday, urging the prime minister not to accept the deal.The proposal…

For the first time since 2006, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) didn’t release next year’s projected premiums and other data for Medicare Part D policies in July. Instead, the CMS has been reworking the program to keep Part D 2025 premiums from rising substantially, increases that would be…

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