EUR/GBP strengthens to around 0.8670 in Thursday’s early European session. The US and EU close in on a 15% tariff deal. ECB is expected to hold key interest rates as the tariff deadline looms. The EUR/GBP cross trades in positive territory near 0.8670 during the early European session on Thursday, bolstered by optimism surrounding the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) trade deal. The European Central Bank (ECB) interest rate decision will take center stage later on Thursday. The Financial Times reported late Wednesday that the EU and US are closing in on a trade deal that would impose 15% tariffs on…
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In this article, SEBI RIA Abhishek Kumar reviews SEBI’s Draft Circular on Revised MF Categorisation Rules.About the author: Abhishek is part of a freefincal’s curated list of fee-only financial advisors and a fee-only India member. He can be contacted via his website, sahajmoney.com.If 8 out of 10 stocks in your funds are the same, are you diversified or duped? SEBI is trying to settle this question.Picture a crowded buffet where every dish looks different but tastes suspiciously the same. That’s what happens in the investment world: to stay in the top tier, active fund managers often end up holding the same set of stocks and…
Image source: Getty Images The most common measure used to assess dividend shares is their yield. At the moment (23 July), the two highest yielding stocks on the FTSE 100 are WPP (LSE:WPP) and Taylor Wimpey (LSE:TW.). But I think each has a different story to tell. Difficult times It’s been a torrid few months for creative media agency WPP. It recently issued a profit warning advising that its 2025 like-for-like revenue (less pass through costs) is likely to be 3-5% lower than in 2024. It’s now the highest yielder on the FTSE 100. But it’s not because of an…
Image source: Getty Images At first glance, it appears as though SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (LSE:SEIT) is the best FTSE 350 stock for passive income. With a current (23 July) yield of 11.5%, it comfortably beats the average of the FTSE 100 (3.5%) and FTSE 250 (3.4%). What’s going on? But as the table below shows, it hasn’t always yielded nearly three times the average of these two indexes. Around five years ago, it was close to 5%. DateDividend (previous 12 months)Share price (pence)Yield (%)31.3.215.501115.031.3.225.621184.831.3.236.00847.131.3.246.245910.631.3.256.324813.223.7.256.325511.5Source: London Stock Exchange The trust, which holds equity stakes in companies that provide energy…
Image source: Getty Images I find it very reassuring to know that beyond my standard income, I have an additional source of funds. For many UK investors, that dream begins with building a passive income portfolio powered by dividend-paying shares. But earning a meaningful amount of monthly dividends can take decades. Reinvesting dividends can significantly speed up this journey, thanks to the compounding effect. Instead of spending the payouts, an investor who puts them straight back into buying more shares allows the income snowball to grow over time. How much would it take to reach that £1,000-a-month figure? With an…
Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – July 23, 2025) – Honey Badger Silver Inc. (TSXV: TUF) (OTCQB: HBEIF) (“Honey Badger” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has closed the non-brokered private placement financing previously announced on July 17, 2025 (the “Additional Financing”). Due to strong investor demand, the Company upsized the Additional Financing, raising aggregate gross proceeds of $630,205.92 through the issuance of 5,729,145 units of the Company (the “Additional Units”) at a purchase price of $0.11 per Additional Unit. Each Additional Unit consists of one common share of the Company and one half of one common share purchase…
Editor’s note: A version of this article originally appeared on Pennsylvania Capital-Star. It is republished with permission.I’ve been a bus driver for 21 years, and a public transit rider my whole life. For me and my fellow union members, public transit isn’t optional. It’s how we get to work, pick up groceries, and visit our loved ones.It’s there on ordinary days and on some of the best ones, too — like next year, when Pennsylvanians will head to Pittsburgh for the NFL draft and to Philly for the World Cup. Personally, I don’t like driving in big cities. Transit is…
Image source: Getty Images Standard Chartered (LSE:STAN) shares are up 22% over six months. That means if I’d invested £10,000 in the banking group then, today I’d be sitting on £12,200. That’s a very nice return for such a short period of time. Sadly, I didn’t buy the stock back then. I can’t remember exactly why, but it probably had something to do with me moving to cash amid concerns about Trump’s economic policies. The six months since have shown us just how hard it can be to predict the market. It was ready for a re-rating I argued in…
What is the national debt? It is the accumulated borrowing of the federal government over many years.What is the budget deficit? It is the yearly difference between federal expenditures and the amount of money collected through taxes.What is the difference between the public national debt and the intragovernmental loan debt?Public debt is money the government owes investors, primarily through Treasury securities. Currently, the debt held by the public is more than $29 trillion. Intragovernmental debt is money one part of the government owes to another (for example, the Social Security trust fund holds Treasury securities.) This type of debt totals…
Image source: Getty Images The stock market’s been red-hot in 2025, buoyed by… well, Trump’s tariffs not being as bad as they could have been. In fact, the market’s so hot in places, notably the US, I’m holding more cash than usual. Beneath this market exuberance lies a growing risk of a market correction or downturn. Hence my cash holding. And when equity markets falter, investors often turn to gold as a safe haven, driving the precious metal’s price sharply higher. The rationale’s clear: gold historically thrives in periods of uncertainty, inflationary pressures, and geopolitical tensions. These are conditions that…