The Japanese yen fell to fresh 34-year lows against the U.S. dollar after the Bank of Japan decided to keep interest rates on hold. The currency briefly spiked to 154.97 per dollar at one point, perhaps in hope that authorities may finally intervene to support the embattled yen. Not only did the BOJ dash hopes that rate hikes may be around the corner, but economic data compounded that assessment.
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Over the past six years, billionaire Bill Gates has spent more than $113 million purchasing Nebraska farmland and has taken out two loans totaling $700 million against it. Gates owns about 20,000 acres of farmland in Nebraska, where longtime friend and fellow billionaire Warren Buffett resides. The farmland is held by more than 20 shell companies. Why would one of the world's richest people need to take out a loan? Many high-net-worth individuals borrow against their assets if they need money th
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Halifax says typical house prices in early 2024 have ‘largely plateaued’ but predicts they will rise later in the year
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How much debt is too much? After three economic shocks in a row – the financial crisis, the pandemic and the energy price spike – the world economy is drowning in the stuff, with little sign of any life raft to the rescue.
Announcement due on Thursday as economists expect interest rate to remain at 5.25 per cent
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Nvidia stock looks massively overvalued, according to our Foolish writer Royston Wild. He'd rather invest in other AI growth shares right now. The post Why I’d ignore Nvidia and buy this AI growth share appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
The European Union has struck a deal to send up to £2.6 billion a year to Ukraine from frozen Russian assets.
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Major shareholders hike stakes in energy giant further after Octopus was recently named UK’s largest electricity supplier
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