IMF members call for increased support for countries amid negative risks and war spillovers

Matthew Jukes, MoneyWeek’s wine columnist for 20 years, has died at the age of 58. Readers of the magazine and indeed its staff will sorely miss his amusing and ebullient reviews and unique voice, not to mention his expertise in seeking out delicious and affordable wines. He was always exceptionally busy elsewhere, too – he…

Halifax Intermediaries is making selected rate reductions of up to 0.10% on two-, three- and five-year fixed products. The changes come into effect tomorrow. Trinity Financial product and communications director Aaron Strutt says: “Halifax is the latest big bank to announce rate cuts and there are rumors there are more pricing improvements coming from other…

Mortgage application volumes decreased last week, reversing the modest gains observed in the first week of August, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said Wednesday. The MBA’s Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volumes, fell 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis over the week ending Aug. 14, driven by a pullback in purchase…

eToro USA Securities and Alpaca Securities won no-action relief from US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff this week for accounts that hold no customer cash. The money sits at a bank or a money transmitter instead. The two letters set how much capital each firm needs and how customer money may move. eToro’s US…

9:02 AM, 1st September 2026, 2 hours ago 2 The declared expenses of the UK’s individual landlords and partnerships jumped 11% in a year while their total property income barely moved, new HMRC figures reveal. Allowable property expenses reached £34.75 billion in 2024/25, compared with declared income of £58.99 billion. The income figure was virtually…

Thunes, a global cross-border payments infrastructure provider, has announced an expansion of its Direct Global Network into six new Middle East markets: Bahrain, Lebanon, Oman, South Yemen, Syria and the United Arab Emirates. The expansion gives Members of Thunes’ network access to payout options including bank accounts, mobile wallets and cash pickup locations across the…