June 22, 2025
Financial Assets

Banks offer short-term gains, minimal risk

The latest: The top rates on online bank accounts, money market mutual funds, and short-term Treasuries have slipped from last fall’s peak above 5 percent. But thanks to a cautious Federal Reserve and a murky economic outlook, they’re still hanging in at 4 to 4.5 percent, much better than the pitiful yields that prevailed for

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Financial Assets

Stock Market Outlook: Indexes in the Danger Zone As They Test Key Threshold

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are hovering near their 200-day moving averages, a key technical support level. The 200-day moving average is an important indicator of potential trend reversals in stocks. Traders believe an immediate bounceback is needed for stocks to avoid further declines. The stock market has entered the danger zone as the

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Fixed Assets

How will the Land Use Framework impact UK food production?

A national conversation on land use has been launched by the UK Government which will seek the views of farmers, landowners, businesses and nature groups on a new approach to managing land use in England. According to Defra the Land Use Framework uses “the most sophisticated land use data ever published” and aims to provide

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