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The International Monetary Fund has warned that emerging markets are increasingly reliant on portfolio flows from hedge funds and institutional investors, exposing them to sharp capital outflows during periods of stress. Recent market turbulence following the Iran war has already triggered the largest outflows since the pandemic, highlighting growing vulnerabilities. Portfolio Flows Now Dominate EM Financing According to the IMF’s latest Global Financial Stability Report, emerging markets now receive the majority of their external financing from portfolio investors such as hedge funds, pension funds and insurance companies. The share of foreign debt financing coming from these investors has doubled over…

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Specialist mortgage lender Foundation has launched a series of Limited Edition buy to let products across its F1, HMO and Holiday Let ranges.With swap rates easing slightly in recent days, Foundation has taken the decision to introduce additional options aimed at supporting brokers with competitive solutions across a range of landlord scenarios.Within its F1 range – designed for landlord borrowers with an almost clean credit history – Foundation has launched Limited Edition two- and five-year, fixed-rate products. Offered at rates of 5.59% for the two-year fix, and 5.99% for the five-year fix, both products come with a flat fee of…

Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) has decided to stop changing its clocks after this fall and join the rest of B.C. in the new Pacific time zone.Currently, the RDEK matches its clocks with Alberta, putting it one hour ahead of the rest of British Columbia.But with the majority of the province doing away with biannual time changes, leaders in the RDEK, which includes Cranbrook, Kimberley and other…

Wizzmoni, a leading brand of Wizz Financial, has launched India’s first Automated Gold Loan Machine, a groundbreaking step in revolutionizing traditional gold lending processes. This machine offers a complete digital journey from customer onboarding to gold appraisal and loan disbursement in real time.Equipped with AI technology, Wizzmoni’s innovation aims to enhance transparency and customer experience by integrating digital KYC, instant purity assessment, and valuation, cutting down the gold loan process to just 20 minutes. This could potentially disrupt the traditional hands-on approach of the industry.Wizzmoni’s CEO, CA Krishnan R, envisions expanding this machine’s presence in high footfall locations, aligning…

DENVER, April 09, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vista Gold Corp. (NYSE American and TSX: VGZ) announced today that Frederick H. Earnest, President and CEO of Vista, will be presenting at the Mining Forum Europe 2026 conference in Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. Earnest’s presentation is scheduled for Monday, April 13, at 2:00 p.m. CEST (6:00 a.m. MDT or 8:00 a.m. EDT). The session will be live-streamed and available for on-demand viewing by accessing the link below. It can also be viewed on the Company’s website at www.vistagold.com. Additionally, Vista’s management team will host a series of meetings with institutional investors and others during the conference…

Government data out Friday will show how much consumer prices rose in March — and forecasts point to soaring inflation. Over the past month, the US-Israel war on Iran has sent gas prices skyrocketing past $4 a gallon and all but ensured that recent reports of cooler price growth will be reversed. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg now see headline inflation in March up 3.4% from a year ago and 0.9% from a month prior — a rapid acceleration from February’s annual increase of 2.4% and monthly bump of 0.3%. If economists’ projections hold, March would post the largest monthly gain since…

Armed officers attended and one dog was destroyed on the street. Officers were called to an address on Hardale Grove in Dormanstown, Redcar, North Yorkshire, shortly after 1:30pm on Thursday, Cleveland Police said. The force said that upon arriving at the property, the child had died. Another dog at the property has been recovered by police, the force said. District Commander, for Redcar and Cleveland, Emily Harrison said: “Understandably this is a distressing and tragic incident, and our thoughts are with the child’s family. “There is a scene in place at the address while an investigation into the child’s death…

Wall Street is eager to get a piece of SpaceX’s historic IPO, but one prominent hedge fund manager thinks investors are missing the big picture regarding what could end up being the biggest driver of the company’s valuation. Loading audio narration… Gene Munster, managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management, recently shared his take on X, laying out what he thinks is the most important aspect of SpaceX’s value, and that he thinks it’s something investors are overlooking. It comes down to two words – sovereign AI.”Investors looking at the SpaceX IPO are focused on the launch business and Starlink subscribers,”…

Markets are treating the ceasefire as enough of a pause to take some war premium back out of the tape. Reuters reported that Wall Street jumped on the news of a two-week US-Iran ceasefire, while crude dropped below $100 as traders priced in the possibility of smoother flows through Hormuz again. However, it’s worth noting that energy names lagged badly even as the broader market rallied. This fits what charts are currently showing. On XLE, the move is basically the market taking a chunk of that oil-risk premium back out in one shot. You have the gap lower, price dropping back…