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‘Valuing’ Bitcoin

By Worldwide Financial Planning

Categories Financial Planning, Investment

You only need to look at the wildness of its price to see that no-one knows the answer to that – other than the market makers creating it probably. There can clearly be no efficient pricing structure.

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GOVERNMENT BONDS FALL AS MARKETS PUSH BACK THEIR EXPECTATIONS FOR FED RATE CUTS

By Worldwide Financial Planning

Categories Financial Planning, Investment, Mortgage, Pension

The monthly nonfarm payrolls report, released last Friday, showed a mixed picture, with strong job growth but rising unemployment and a noticeable slowing of wage inflation. This was seen as positive for the chances of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve before summer.

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Financial fraud ‘in the name of God’ and crypto risk

By Worldwide Financial Planning

Categories Financial Planning, Investment

If my last three columns haven’t put you off investing into something you can’t rationalise the risk for, this will surely do it. When thinking of risk, remember that conmen who aren’t convincing or charming aren’t successful. Sociopaths are like that. Don’t expect them to play fair. That’s pushing a river up a hill.

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POLITICS TAKES CENTRE STAGE AS CHANCELLOR TAKES FINAL CHANCE FOR A PRE-ELECTION GIVEAWAY

By Worldwide Financial Planning

Categories Financial Planning, Investment, Mortgage, Pension

With no official challenger to Joe Biden among the Democrats, it is now a two horse race between Biden and Donald Trump to the election in November. Meanwhile, China’s biggest annual political event, the National People’s Congress, also concluded this week.

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Bitcoin ETFs

By Worldwide Financial Planning

Categories Financial Planning, Investment

This ETF is different to the Bitcoin ETFs created in 2021, as they actually hold the physical asset – the coin, as opposed to betting through futures.

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INFLATION CONTINUES TO SLOW BUT SPENDING IN SOME AREAS APPEARS UNAFFECTED BY HIGH RATES

By Worldwide Financial Planning

Categories Financial Planning, Investment, Mortgage, Pension

The Core Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index is a significant measures of US inflation as it is closely watched by the Federal Reserve. After appearing stubbornly high at the previous two readings, the small move down this month has been welcomed by those concerned that central bank rate cuts were in danger of being delayed.

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