Author: Jordan

At its April 6–8, 2026 meeting, the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent and retained a neutral stance. Risks from the West Asia conflict, particularly via energy prices and supply chain disruptions, have strengthened the case for caution. While domestic fundamentals remain resilient, the Governor’s remarks indicate that the MPC will closely track incoming data before moving on rates. However, with upside risks to inflation increasing and global uncertainty remaining high, the room for rate cuts appears limited for now.With interest rates uncertain, debt allocations for a 1–4 year horizon…

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Tonight on Village Media’s ‘Closer Look’ podcast: Check your closets. An Oregon family has traced a cherished missing heirloom to a small community in Ontario, but the trail has gone cold Have you seen this missing sweater? The family that’s desperately trying to find it has done everything possible to track it down — tracing the cherished heirloom from Oregon to Ontario to a pop-up market in the small community of Meaford. From there, the trail has gone cold. Get Closer Look in your inbox Crafted in the 1950s, the letterman sweater belonged to an American high school teacher named Walter…

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Paragon Bank has announced the launch of six limited-edition five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products. The range includes three for loans up to £1 million and three for mortgages above £1 million up to £4 million, dependent on LTV and number of properties, all with a flat fee of £3,995. Rates on products with a maximum loan of up to £1 million start at 5.67% for single self-contained (SSC) properties with an EPC rating of A-C, increasing by 5bps for those with EPCs of D or E. For loans of above £1 million up to £4 million, rates start…

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Planning to avail a personal loan this April? Fascinated by the lowest EMI offers? Be clear: choosing a lender solely on the lowest EMI can cost you more in the long run. A smarter, more sensible approach to decision-making is to compare interest rates, fees and total repayment costs that will apply to you before you make a decision.Personal loan interest rates in April 2026 start from as low as 8.75% at prominent banks such as Union Bank of India and Bank of Maharashtra. Among private lenders, Axis Bank offers rates from 9.50%, while HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank start…

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This article was written byFollowI analyze securities based on value investing, an owner’s mindset, and a long-term horizon. I don’t write sell articles, as those are considered short theses, and I never recommend shorting.I was initially interested in a career in politics, but after reaching a dead-end in 2019 and seeing the financial drain this posed, I choose a path that would make my money work for me and protect me from more setbacks. This brought me to study value investing, in order to grow wealth with risk management in mind.From 2020 to 2022, I worked in a sales role…

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Banks and building societies are continuing to reprice buy-to-let mortgage deals higher amid the market fallout from the conflict in the Middle East. This will be hurting some landlords who are already facing higher upkeep costs, more regulation and a less friendly tax regime.There are almost two million buy-to-let properties that have a mortgage attached, according to the trade association for the banking and financial services sector, UK Finance.The average two-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage is currently 5.47 per cent, according to Moneyfacts. The average five-year fix is 5.76 per cent.The lowest five-year fixed rate deal on the market is currently 4.29 per…

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Find winning stocks in any market cycle. Join 7 million investors using Simply Wall St’s investing ideas for FREE. Millennium Management has significantly increased its position in Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX), making the miner a larger part of the hedge fund’s core holdings. The move highlights growing institutional use of Freeport-McMoRan as a proxy for copper and gold exposure linked to EVs, AI and renewable energy themes. This change in ownership structure adds a fresh angle beyond recent focus on valuation and short term sentiment around NYSE:FCX. Freeport-McMoRan, trading at about $67.8 per share, has seen the stock rise 10.5% over the…

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