Author: Jordan

Even as the International Monetary Fund warns of a global demand slowdown for critical minerals due to geopolitical shocks in the Middle East, the Democratic Republic of Congo is projecting confidence. For a country so deeply embedded in global commodity cycles, this calm not driven by complacency, but by strategy, which has put Kinshasa at the driver’s seat in the global race for securing critical minerals supply. At the centre of this confidence lies cobalt and the Congolese strategy to move up the value chain. The DRC accounts for roughly 80% of global cobalt production, making it the single most…

The United Kingdom’s (U.K.) financial markets regulator is proposing to allow certain investment funds to hold up to 10% of their assets in cryptocurrencies. The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority’s proposal covers the British version of mutual funds, i.e. open-ended investment funds that pool capital from retail investors into managed portfolios. The regulator said that capping exposure to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC) at 10% will help mitigate the risks of significant impacts arising from exposure to digital assets. More From Cryptoprowl: Analysts said the U.K. proposal is another step towards wider acceptance of cryptocurrency investment products. Investment vehicles that…

YBS Commercial Mortgages has reduced rates across its five-year fixed product range by 0.15%. The changes apply from 10am today, Tuesday 9 June, across the lender’s new-business range. The reductions cover five-year fixed rates for portfolio landlords seeking buy-to-let finance, as well as specialist products for houses in multiple occupation and multi-unit freehold blocks. YBS Commercial Mortgages has also cut rates on its owner-occupied, commercial investment and semi-commercial products, including finance for part-residential and part-commercial assets. There are no changes to two-year fixed-rate products. Among the new rates is a five-year fixed rate for buy-to-let clients at 4.90%, down from…

The older you get, the more frenetic the pace of life seems to become. No matter where you look, social, political and economic change appears to be in overdrive, and the long periods of stability we once enjoyed are becoming increasingly short-lived.Just look at the Reserve Bank.Last year, Australia looked to be on the verge of a slowdown, which was only to be expected after one of the fastest rate hike cycles in history, prompting the RBA to shave a couple of rate hikes off the top.But after it had cut for the third time, inflation again reared its ugly head…

Canada’s main stock index finished in negative territory on Tuesday, weighed down by declines in commodity prices, while another sudden reversal for high-flying artificial-intelligence stocks sent Wall Street reeling. Ryan Bushell, CEO and portfolio manager at Newhaven Asset Management, said he also thinks the interest rate picture continues to be a concern for the market, following jobs data out of the U.S. last week. “The tech stocks sold off extremely hard on Friday, had a bounce yesterday and are giving back most or all of that bounce today,” he said. “Those are the ones that are higher risk and they’re…

© KarbonatErol / Shutterstock.com If there’s ever been a make-or-break for the great Trump bull market, it’s probably this week — the week that SpaceX goes live on the public markets for the very first time. Investors went into the week pretty unsettled after Friday left investors pondering what to do over the weekend after semiconductors imploded, dragging down the entire stock market with it. As it turned out, it was a good day to be diversified into the names beyond tech that many investors may have forgotten all about. Of course, it’s not just the looming SpaceX (SPCX) IPO…

Ultimately, Brexit was never just about economics. It was about sovereignty. Leave voters were prepared to take an economic hit if it meant taking back control. But how bad has that hit been really? I’ve been looking at the figures, and Brexit isn’t remotely as catastrophic as Remainers pretend. But rejoining would be.Yes, the UK economy has struggled since 2016, but Europe isn’t exactly booming. Since the referendum, Britain’s economy has grown by 12.4%. Germany managed just 6%, while Italy grew 9.7%. France only just beat us at 12.7%. If Brexit was the financial apocalypse we were told, Britain should…

YBS Commercial Mortgages has reduced five-year fixed rates by 0.15% across its new-business range, with the changes live from today. The repricing covers buy-to-let products for portfolio landlords, HMO and MUFB specialist products, owner-occupied and commercial investment options, and semi-commercial products for part-residential, part-commercial assets. Two-year fixed-rate products are unaffected. The updated rates now available to brokers include: A five-year fixed buy-to-let rate at 4.90% (previously 5.05%), up to 55% LTV with a 3% fee A five-year fix for MUFB cases at 5.65% (previously 5.80%), up to 65% LTV with a 2% fee A five-year fixed semi-commercial…

Osisko Development Corp. HIGHLIGHTS 13,684 m of grid infill drilling completed (2,659 m new results) on 10-m drill spacing in 142 drill holes from August 2025 representing the entirety of the planned Appian infill program Highlight intercepts include: 44.68 g/t Au over 1.5 m from 27.9 m downhole (including 133.62 g/t Au over 0.5 m from 28.4 m downhole), and 25.78 g/t Au over 2.5 m from 41.3 m downhole (including 103.47 g/t Au over 0.5 m from 42.8 m downhole, and 12.51 g/t Au over 1.0 m from 41.8 m downhole) 2,995 m of additional infill and near mine…

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