[ad_1] The NASDAQ has been bringing crypto and traditional investing together since 2025.With the June 7 filing of a standard K-8 fund, the Nasdaq noted that its standard Nasdaq Crypto US Settlement Price Index (NCIUS) would add four new cryptos – Cardano, Solana, Stellar Lumens, and XRP Ledger – to its current roster of Bitcoin and Ethereum. The move sets up the potential for the first-ever multi-asset crypto ETF, and signals crypto’s continued ascension to the upper ranks of the financial world. The news comes on the back of reports that BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF just became the fastest-ever ETF to…
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[ad_1] Check out CNET Money’s weekly mortgage rate forecast for a more in-depth look at what’s next for Fed rate cuts, labor data and inflation. Though forecasts outline a gradual decline in mortgage rates, the housing market is still too expensive for most prospective buyers. The average 30-year fixed rate has remained close to 7% for the last seven months, leading to cost-prohibitive monthly payments. The average 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate is 6.88% today, a decrease of -0.03% since one week ago. The average rate for a 15-year fixed mortgage is 6.11%, which is an increase of 0.01% compared…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Just because a share sells for pennies does not mean it is good value. Many penny shares end up destroying far more shareholder value than they create. But not all do and I own some in my portfolio. Here are two I am watching this month, for different reasons. Topps Tiles I already own some shares in Topps Tiles (LSE: TPT) and to date they have been a crashing disappointment. But if the share price moves down enough this month, I will be happy to add some more to my portfolio. It was briefly below…
[ad_1] Tata Asset Management Private has received regulatory approval from the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) to start operations at GIFT City, Gujarat. The entity will operate as a Registered Fund Management Entity (Retail) under the IFSC framework.The approval enables Tata Asset Management to expand its global presence and offer a broader range of offshore investment products.The GIFT City branch will serve foreign nationals, NRIs, family offices, government entities, and institutional investors. The move also opens up opportunities for outbound investments by Indian investors under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS). The company aims to support India’s role in the…
[ad_1] Image source: Vodafone Group plc It has been a strange year so far on the London stock market. The flagship FTSE 100 index has hit new all-time highs, yet some brokers worry about ongoing valuation gaps for UK shares compared to the US. Amid these choppy waters, here are a couple of opportunities I have spotted – and a pair of possible traps I hope to avoid. Opportunity 1: quality companies at bargain basement prices I see those valuation gaps as a potential chance to pick up shares in excellent companies at attractive prices. For example, transport services group…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Stephen Yiu’s Blue Whale Growth fund is an investment product I keep a close eye on. Thanks to its strong performance in recent years (it was up 28.2% last year), it has become a relatively large position in my portfolio. Recently, the fund has taken a position in a high-quality S&P 500 growth stock I’m a fan of. Here’s a look at the trade in more detail. A ‘long runway’ for profit growth The stock I’m referring to is Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER). It’s a global leader in rideshare and food delivery. I don’t know…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images After years of being overshadowed by their FTSE 100 counterparts, FTSE 250 shares are starting to look interesting again. As interest rates begin to fall and the economic outlook gradually improves, investors are beginning to reappraise the UK’s mid-cap index. The FTSE 250’s home to many companies with strong fundamentals and room to grow, but whose share prices remain well below pre-pandemic highs. For long-term investors, this could be a rare opportunity to pick up quality businesses at a discount. Here are two FTSE 250 stocks I think are worth a closer look. An undervalued…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The bond market is where governments and companies raise capital by issuing bonds. These are kind of like IOUs that pay regular interest and return the original investment at maturity. Investors typically buy bonds for their relative safety and predictable passive income. That said, I believe a portfolio of well-chosen stocks is the best way to achieve long-term success in the stock market. For context, bonds made up a tiny proportion of my portfolio in 2024. But they have their place. For those of us who are new to bonds, the yield works in a similar…
[ad_1] New data from the New York Fed suggests Americans are gaining confidence in the labor market, even as broad uncertainty around trade policy, interest rates, and other unknowns clouds the economic outlook. According to the New York Fed’s May 2025 Survey of Consumer Expectations, the perceived chance that the US unemployment rate will rise over the next year fell by 3.3 percentage points to 40.8%. It’s a notable drop as the labor force remains mostly stable. But the figure still sits above the 12-month average of 37.7%, suggesting caution hasn’t disappeared entirely. Consumers are also feeling a bit more…
[ad_1] The Bank of Japan (BoJ) will not raise another interest rate again this year due to uncertainty over US tariff policy, according to a slight majority of economists in a Reuters poll who expect the next 25 basis points (bps) increase in early 2026.Additional takeawaysMost economists now expect the Bank of Japan will hold interest rates through year-end, a Reuters survey showed.None of the 60 economists in the June 2-10 survey expected the BOJ to raise rates at its upcoming policy meeting on June 16-17.52% of economists, 30 of 58, expected borrowing costs to stay at 0.50% at year-end,…