Part 5: Why are interest rates rising in the first place? Will our lives become more difficult??
Good morning!
This is Koudai, your social-issue-focused financial planner.
Have you been seeing news lately about interest rates rising?
For those of you with a mortgage, this is a concerning topic, isn’t it?
But why are interest rates rising in the first place?
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If you’re starting over as an investor (or just starting out), your focus shouldn’t be on picking the next big winner. It should be on building the foundation of your portfolio, the ETFs that you can hold forever and let grow over time. Once you have that created, then you can think about making more targeted bets.
Read MoreInterest rates development continues to reflect more expansionary monetary policy environment – BoG
Interest rate developments in August 2026 continued to reflect the more expansionary monetary policy environment in the second half of 2025.
Relative to August 2025, policy and market interest rates declined, consistent with the easing of inflationary pressures and improved macroeconomic conditions.
According to the Bank of Ghana, real interest rates,
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Janus Henderson macro chief Richard Bernstein says the AI stock sell-off could lower borrowing costs for small caps. The Federal Reserve is tightening, he argues, and speculative stocks are taking the first hit.
A major chip ETF closed last Thursday nearly 14% below its October high,
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Read MoreSector Update: Energy Stocks Rise Premarket Friday
Energy stocks were rising premarket Friday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE
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Read MoreThe Burst
Market Commentary: $25 Billion Stock On Sale 90% Lower?
One of Warren Buffett’s old favorites, Brazil’s StoneCo, has emerged with a strategy that may create a U-turn in it share price. What was once a $25 billion company has crashed to just $3 billion and change in market capitalization.
Yet StoneCo hasn’t been knocked out for the count yet. It surprised investors with an announcement that signaled it was bullish on its own company via a R$300 million (approximately $58.2 million) share repurchase program.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
110 Year Old Firm Crushing Wall Street
Imagine you had a checklist for when to buy a stock and as you look down it, every line item is check, check, check. That wouldn’t be too far away from the experience we had looking down through the Brady Corp metrics.
To begin with what on earth is Brady? Not many investors are in fact aware of this company that has a century plus long history.
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