Physical gold: Demand can be seasonal, such as for the festival of Diwali in India, and the Lunar New Year in China The gold price hit a record high of $2,531.60 an ounce on Tuesday on anticipation of a run of US interest rate cuts before the end of this year. The prospect has excited ‘goldbugs’,
Stephen Gold: The biological mother automatically has parental responsibility for the child, while the father can acquire it Stephen Gold is a retired judge and author who has written popular series for This is Money on topics including how to be a successful executor, consumer rights and divorce In part one of a new guide on
A gold bar heavier than a double Big Mac sent shares in Artemis Resources Ltd a walloping 66 per cent higher this week. In imperial measurement terms, Artemis was able to gather enough gold from a bumper discovery at its Titan prospect in Pilbara, Western Australia, to produce a 10.4-ounce bar of gold. ‘We remain
By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50, 16 August 2024 Gold prices have risen to an all-time high. The precious metal topped $2,500 an ounce for the first time as factors ranging from a weaker dollar to growing expectations for a US interest-rate cut in September bolstered demand. The dollar slipped against a host of
Vulnerable people across the UK are falling into debt with loan sharks every year, with recent data showing as many as three million have used illegal lenders in the past year alone. In many cases, people don’t sign paperwork and are then left paying the price. Some are left paying far more interest than they
By John Abiona Updated: 22:04, 14 August 2024 Shares in Britain’s housebuilders rose as a smaller-than-expected rise in inflation fuelled hopes of further interest rate cuts this year. In a boost for millions of borrowers with mortgages, consumer price increases of 2.2 per cent in the year to July was less than the 2.3 per cent pencilled
By Jessica Clark Updated: 21:51, 9 August 2024 UK stocks clawed back their losses after a turbulent week in the City amid fears of a recession in the US. Investors’ nervousness about a slowdown in the world’s largest economy kicked off the chaos, which was accelerated by an interest rate hike in Japan and concerns
Today Money Mail exposes the 100 worst savings accounts offered by banks and building societies. Not one even exceeds 2 per cent, despite the Bank of England base rate having stood at 5.25 per cent for 12 months. In other words, banks have got away with paying you a pittance while lining their own pockets. Twenty-one
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Labour waging war on the wealthy
Wealthy likely to quit UK if Rachel Reeves forges ahead with barrage of taxes Costs to wider society of squeezing the rich: some of them create jobs Driving such people away is inimical to growth agenda Reeves claims to pursue By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Updated: 21:50, 11 August 2024 Big ideas: Chancellor