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Direct Line has suspended its dividend after a combination of severe cold weather in December and rising inflation pushed up the cost of claims, sending shares in the UK insurer down by more than 25 per cent. Faced with a surge in the cost of claims,…

In 2022, Sweden’s central bank undertook an aggressive interest rate hiking cycle that ricocheted through the property market.JONATHAN NACKSTRAND / Contributor / Getty ImagesSweden’s property prices are facing a serious drop as the country’s former central bank governor warns of lofty household debt levels.House prices…

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