Author: Jordan

Silver (SI=F) July futures opened at $65.21 per ounce on Tuesday, 0.6% lower than Monday’s closing price. The price of silver fell this morning to $62.05 per ounce as of 9:08 a.m. ET. Silver prices are falling this morning as concerns over future rate hikes have eclipsed the progress in peace talks between the U.S. and Iran. Two major investment banks lowered their gold price expectations this year, underscoring how rising borrowing costs curb demand for precious metals. Furthermore, silver prices are struggling even more than gold prices: While gold’s rebound was short-lived, primarily due to investors reassessing the outlook…

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Abdelmoneim HassanThe decision by fuel import companies to officially deposit gold collateral with the Central Bank, in accordance with the required value through the Gold Refinery Company Ltd., represents, in my view, a genuine victory for the Sudanese economy. It signifies that the stipulated conditions have been fulfilled, banking channels have been opened, and the parallel market has lost one of its most powerful instruments.This, however, is not the end of the journey but rather an encouraging indication of a promising beginning. Now that gold has become an official reserve held in the state’s vaults, the outlines of…

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With the demise of XNAP, and more recently AMEX Pay, the options for earning miles at QR code-only merchants such as hawkers and mom-and-pop shops have pretty much dried up. But now there’s hope, because Liquid Group has relaunched LiquidPay. While ostensibly positioned as a way for users to make low-fee cross-border payments, it also supports QR code payments — in particular NETS QR, which is widely used by hawker stalls.  This basically allows you to pay QR codes with credit cards and earn 4 mpd in the process…at least until further notice. How LiquidPay 2.0 works LiquidPay 2.0 was…

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Share NS&I has launched new fixed-rate savings accounts that let you lock in good rates for one to five years with total safety, as NS&I is backed by the Treasury. They’re worth looking at if you’re keen to save with a big name and won’t need access to your savings – though you can earn a bit more from the top payers elsewhere. As a state-owned savings provider, NS&I can’t go bust. Its deals are therefore especially worth considering if you have very large amounts to save; above the £120,000 per person, per institution protection you get with other UK-regulated…

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 The central government has unveiled the draft Registration Bill, 2025, aimed at modernizing India’s property registration system by introducing comprehensive digital reforms. This initiative seeks to replace the 117-year-old Registration Act of 1908, transitioning from traditional paper-based methods to a streamlined, online process.   The new law will make it mandatory to register documents like agreements to sell, power of attorney, sale certificates, and equitable mortgage arrangements.   Under the old law, you had to physically visit the registration office to submit documents. The new bill says you can now do this “in person or through electronic…

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Andy Burnham, the likely new prime minister of the United Kingdom, needs some help. Burnham will inherit an awkward economic situation, but he is not an economist. Burnham is a Cambridge University English graduate who likes football and Philip Larkin and who has read every Shakespeare play. Yes, he was the UK Treasury chief secretary in 2007, but the FT suggests he wasn’t much good at it. Who Burnham chooses to run the economy matters. 💥Follow us on WhatsApp for news alerts.💥Burnham is understood to be choosing between three people: Wes Streeting, a Cambridge history graduate; Ed Miliband, an Oxford philosophy,…

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Market Harborough Building Society has reduced buy-to-let fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.23%, with tier one rates now starting from 5.99% across a range covering expat and high net worth borrowers. Market Harborough Building Society has cut buy-to-let fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.23%, with reductions also applying across its residential, expat and high net worth ranges from today. Buy-to-let tier one rates now start from 5.99% fixed and 5.46% discounted, with top-slicing and lending into retirement available as standard. On the residential side, tier one rates start from 5.58% fixed and 5.05% discounted, with a…

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Sanrio Characters debit cards by Aleta  Some people spend hours comparing miles credit cards in hopes of finally scoring that elusive business class upgrade, while others simply stick to the standard debit card that comes with their primary bank account. But if you’d rather flex your love for cute characters than your spending power, there’s finally something more up your alley. Local fintech company Aleta has teamed up with Sanrio to launch a series of Sanrio-themed debit cards in Singapore. Featuring fan-favourite characters, these cards are designed to be collectible, with limited-edition perks thrown in for good measure. Here’s what…

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