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In a significant step to strengthen the evidence base for fiscal decentralisation in India, the government is set to launch the Report of the Committee on Datasets for State Finance Commissions on Monday. Dr V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) to the government, will release the report in the presence of Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, and Dr Manish Gupta, Associate Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), along with senior officers, according to an official statement. It will be followed by a keynote address by the Chief Economic Advisor on data-driven policymaking and evidence-based…

A SURGE of money flowing into emerging market (EM) debt is creating an unusual problem for some specialist hedge funds: they have more cash than they can comfortably put to work.According to a Bloomberg report, several investment firms focused on distressed and hard-to-access EM debt are beginning to turn away new investors or prepare to cap their assets under management, arguing that excessive size can become a disadvantage in niche markets. Source link

LendInvest Mortgages has announced a 10 basis point rate cut across all of its two and five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products. The lender’s lowest rates now start at 3.84%. These rate reductions are available across new business, product transfers and bridge-to-let financing. The latter allows borrowers to apply for both a buy-to-let and a bridging loan concurrently, providing property investors with the start-to-finish certainty needed to see a project through from inception to completion. Paula Mercer, sales director at LendInvest, said:  “We’re pleased to be able to reduce our rates to our brokers and clients by 10bps, which…

Qatar’s engagement with WIPO and the evolution of global Intellectual Property governance Dr. Ahmed Essa Al-Sulaiti 19 May 2026 The modern international intellectual property (IP) system is deeply rooted in efforts to harmonize protection across borders, leading to the establishment of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in 1967. As a specialized agency of the United Nations, WIPO has since evolved into the central forum for the development of international IP norms, administering key treaties and facilitating cooperation among member states in an increasingly knowledge driven global economy. Qatar joined WIPO in 1976, marking an early recognition of the importance…

Helium is a commodity that is key to every major growth theme in the global economy – space, AI, and healthcare. But almost nobody talks about it – and the helium supply picture has just become dramatically more complicated.The launch of a single Falcon 9 rocket consumes roughly 14%-18% of the world’s daily helium production in a single ignition sequence. SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rockets dozens of times a year, with ambitions that stretch well beyond that frequency. The satellite industry is preparing for annual launch volumes of between 3,700 and 5,000 by 2030, as mega-constellations reach full deployment. Goldman…

CONROE, Texas (KTRK) — A son was charged with murder in connection with the murder of his father inside a home in the Conroe area, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.On Friday, deputies say that Justin Blount, 38, was charged in the shooting death of James “Mr. Jim” Blount.Deputies say that the incident happened at the 19200 block of Trails End Road just after 8 a.m. on Monday.Justin Blount was initially arrested on the day of the incident on Monday after investigators discovered that he had used his father’s credit cards without authorization, MCSO said. In addition, Justin Blount…

This article was written byFollowArbitrage Trader, aka Denislav Iliev has been day trading for 15+ years and leads a team of 40 analysts. They identify mispriced investments in fixed-income and closed-end funds based on simple-to-understand financial logic. Denislav leads the investing group Trade With Beta, features of the service include: frequent picks for mispriced preferred stocks and baby bonds, weekly reviews of 1200+ equities, IPO previews, hedging strategies, an actively managed portfolio, and chat for discussion. Learn more.Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any…

In the past three months, the international gold price has cumulatively declined by more than 13%, directly erasing most of the gains since the beginning of 2026 and giving back all the early-stage soaring dividends. Different from the continuously rising gold market in the past year, this year’s gold market has been as exciting as a roller coaster ride. The sharply fluctuating gold price has been jokingly referred to by the market as a “monkey market” – the price goes up and down, fluctuates violently, and the direction is hard to tell. The latest data on New York gold futures…

Martin Lewis issued an appeal to all women aged 41-90 with children, warning they could be entitled to ‘substantial sums’ from HMRC.The personal finance guru told listeners on his BBC Podcast this week that anyone who stopped working during this period may have been ‘short-changed’ due to a significant National Insurance blunder spanning years — potentially leaving them thousands of pounds out of pocket.He explained: “This is about a state pension error. The reason that I’m doing it now is not because it’s new – it isn’t new – this has been around for quite a long time and the…

People moves for the week ending June 5 Alternatives Watch Source link