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Why are bonds important? The importance of bonds has clearly increased compared to before. Global rises in long-term interest rates, bond buybacks for yield suppression as seen with Bessent, and coordinated US-Japan intervention. These are even influencing the policy decision-making of the Fed and central banks of various countries, which should theoretically be uncontrollable. Come…

‘Are interest rates still going to rise now?’ Recently, I have been asked this more and more. The reason is clear: on September 18, the Bank of Japan decided at its Monetary Policy Meeting to raise the policy interest rate by 0.25% to 1.25%. It was covered extensively in the news, so I imagine many…

Hello. Thank you for always reading my blog. ■ Variable or Fixed? What to Consider BeforehandWhen buying a home, “I wonder if a variable or fixed interest rate is better for a mortgage” is a concern for many people. Variable rates have lower initial interest rates. On the other hand, with a fixed rate, you…

Investments in physically-based gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued to be positive for the ninth week in a row, with inflows from the US  accounting for more than 50 per cent, data from the World Gold Council (WGC) showed. With US investors chipping in with $2.21 billion, inflows in the week ending September 18 were $4.24…

The AI trade that defined markets for nearly four years has fully unwound, at least on paper. The S&P Global tech sector now trades at 21x forward earnings, a level last seen before ChatGPT debuted on November 30, 2022, according to Truist analyst Sam Grelck. That’s a steep fall from 32x forward P/E in October…

Good evening. I’m Choco, a 57-year-old casual investor. Wow, it has suddenly become cool, hasn’t it? This is the most comfortable season of the year. Is everyone enjoying Silver Week? I’m working, though…😭 Well, today I’m going to write about ‘talking to people about investing’. When I first started investing, I didn’t make much profit.…

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed Friday’s session at 53,414.25 points, falling 271.86 points, or 0.51%, from Thursday’s finish of 53,686.11. The index opened at 53,584.89, which marked its session high, before sliding sharply through the morning to a low of 53,289.88 as the market absorbed a stronger-than-expected jobs report. The Dow recovered roughly…

Energy markets have been thrown a fresh curveball by the new U.S. sanctions bill aimed at Russia and Iran, and volatility is already reshaping where money moves. Price swings tend to feed trading volumes, fee pools and hedging demand, which can help some listed platforms while leaving others exposed to new risks. This article breaks…

(From L) Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive for a speech during European Commission President’s annual State of the Union address at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France on September 16, 2026. Jean-christophe Verhaegen | Afp |…