Month: April 2022

Lifestylevisuals | E+ | Getty Images Adjustable-rate mortgages are making a comeback. With interest rates surging, more buyers are turning to ARMs, which offer lower initial rates than fixed-rate loans. However, after a certain period, the rate on the ARM adjusts to reflect current market conditions. “You have double the number of borrowers out there
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Global investment bank Goldman Sachs has reportedly offered its first-ever loan backed by cryptocurrency. The cash loan was collateralized by bitcoin owned by the borrower. A spokesperson for Goldman Sachs explained that the deal is interesting to the investment bank due to its structure and 24-hour risk management. Goldman Sachs and Bitcoin-Backed Loans Global investment
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Municipals were mixed Friday, outperforming larger losses in U.S. Treasury ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting next week where the Fed is expected to implement another rate hike. Equities sold off led by tech stocks. Triple-A benchmarks were cut up to two basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields rose seven
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Tactical currency commoditisation? by Samuel Briggs via Kinesis In this week’s Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire sits down with famed economist, Alasdair Macleod, to discuss China and Russia’s tactical currency commoditisation as the dollar continues to devaluate. The precious metals expert questions the Fed’s official narrative on inflation and shares his thoughts on the
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A bear market is usually an indication of a sluggish economy and a decrease in the value of overall securities. During this time, consumers tend to be pessimistic in their outlook about financial assets and the economy as a whole. In a bear market, investors always tend to look into where their investments can be
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A street scene in Mayfair, one of London’s most affluent areas © Evening Standard/eyevine Which city is being described here? A disproportionate share of the most interesting restaurants, markets, street fashion, architect-designed homes, coffee, independent theatres, bookshops, artists, festivals, conversations, village-feel neighbourhoods, legal and grey-economy nightlife, arthouse cinemas and small businesses exist in districts that
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When establishing a Plan B or backup residency, most people look for the easiest option… but “easiest” isn’t a one-size-fits-all concept. You also want to consider how difficult the residency, once obtained, is to maintain. As well, there are different kinds of residency programs—those intended specifically for retirees, for example, and those you qualify for
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Let the crazies talk. Everyone needs to see it for themselves… by Simon Black of Sovereign Man In 1962, a movie theater in Ohio screened a French film called Les Amants, which contained a risque sex scene. And, simply for showing the movie, the theater’s manager was arrested and convicted of violating Ohio’s obscenity laws. The
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It’s a sad fact of life that men and women who have served their country in the military are often targeted by predatory lenders and unscrupulous salespeople who put them into bad investments, saddle them with needless debt, and destroy their credit—if not their financial lives. If you’re leaving the military, doing some financial planning—either
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The writer is an energy analyst and author of ‘The Prize’ and ‘The New Map: Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations’ Among Vladimir Putin’s many miscalculations was his expectation, before the invasion of Ukraine, that Europe’s dependence on Russian energy was so great that its response would be muted, limited to little more than
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It is highly unusual for a prominent Chinese businessman to criticise Beijing’s policies. And it is all the more surprising that the indictment of the Communist party’s “draconian” zero-Covid rules that have “semi-paralysed” large parts of the Chinese economy came from Weijian Shan. Shan, the 68-year-old head of private equity group PAG, is usually a
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Do-it-yourself investors who began working with wealth managers in the pandemic era are experiencing more account problems and lower levels of customer satisfaction, according to a new J.D. Power study. The annual J.D. Power U.S. Self-Directed Investor Satisfaction Study released this week suggests that the “honeymoon may be coming to an end” for tens of
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Bitcoin (BTC) stayed rangebound on April 29 as a welcome retracement saw the United States dollar come down from 20-year highs. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Trader eyes $40,600 as “crucial” breaker Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hugging support near $39,300 after failing to hold $40,000. The pair had
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