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“The earlier draw saw 11 participants in Scott's Perthshire street each collect £340,000, marking Scotland's most substantial postcode lottery distribution to date.”
“Foreign currency inflows under the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) special swap facility almost doubled in just two weeks, rising to $40.816 billion by July 31 from $20.718 billion as of July 17.”
“for a fee of up to $100,000 a month”
“Al-Hilal reportedly seeks around $11.5 million for its full back.”
“The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield climbed above five per cent this week to about 5.25 per cent as of publication, the highest level since 2007.”
“Gen X is approaching retirement with roughly one-third of the savings baby boomers had at the same age.”
“Keith Gibb also claimed £250,000 merely days ahead of reaching his 70th birthday.”
“FCNR(B) deposits contributed $36.725 billion by the end of July, making them the largest source of funds under the facility.”
“$2 billion”
“Oxford Economics forecast European food prices this month, it concluded the heatwaves will be “a stronger upward driver of food prices next year than the war,” as its economists wrote in analysis reported by Euronews.”
“Stock markets on Bay and Wall streets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, the Nasdaq and the Toronto Stock Exchange, were each down by roughly half a per cent on the week ahead of Friday’s trading session.”
“In December 2023, UnHerd reported Gen X has “the largest wealth gap of any generation.””
“The dual lottery success in Blairgowrie represents a remarkable outcome for residents of the small Perthshire town, with both winners sharing the same street.”
“Overseas Foreign Currency Borrowings (OFCBs) accounted for $2.575 billion, while External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) added $1.516 billion.”
“Deutsche Bank estimates the spring commodity shock will lift food prices by around 1.3 percent in the UK and 0.8 percent in the euro area.”
“After the Fed announced it was keeping interest rates unchanged, investors focused on the fact that three out of 12 voting members dissented, or voted to raise rates.”
“The Schroders U.S. Retirement Survey for that year found Gen X expected to need $1.1 million to retire comfortably, but projected having only about $660,000 saved—a gap of roughly $450,000.”
“the top-of-the-line 8Gbps plan starts from £74.99 per month.”
“With $36.725 billion mobilised through FCNR(B) deposits, this route accounted for around 90% of the total inflows under the facility.”
“A European Central Bank working paper found Europe's 2022 heatwave added 0.67 percentage points to European food inflation.”
“U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said about US$38 billion had been spent by the government so far, and as the total public outstanding U.S. debt climbs to more than $39 trillion.”
“Northwestern Mutual’s 2025 Planning & Progress Study found Gen X believes it needs $1.57 million to retire comfortably.”
“EE offers a slower 2.3Gbps speed for £54.99 per month.”
“Between July 17 and July 31, total inflows under the scheme increased by $20.098 billion, or around 97%.”
“Research led by Maximilian Kotz at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center shows what that looks like on a shelf: olive oil up 50 percent after the Iberian drought, rice up 48 percent in Japan, cocoa up 280 percent after a heatwave hit West Af…”
“median retirement savings for the cohort sitting at just $6,000 for women and $13,000 for men”
“fraudulently pocketing £7,625.68 in Personal Independence Payment.”
“The rise was driven primarily by FCNR(B) deposits, which increased by $19.319 billion during the two-week period, climbing from $17.406 billion to $36.725 billion.”
“The Gulf supplies 30 to 35 percent of global urea, and roughly 30 percent of fertilizer trade normally passes through Hormuz, as FAO Chief Economist Máximo Torero has laid out in the organization's analysis of the conflict.”
“Only 14% have pension access, making Gen X the first American generation to retire almost entirely on self-directed 401(k)s”
“Illegitimate payments totalling £7,625.68 flowed into his Monzo bank account between May 31 2023 and April 7 2024.”
“During the same period, inflows through OFCBs rose by $605 million, while ECBs increased by $174 million.”
“When the strait closed, urea roughly doubled, from around 400 dollars per tonne to over 850 in April, and the World Bank's fertilizer index hit its highest level since October 2022.”
“Just one in four Gen Xers say they’re confident in their retirement plans, with worries about Social Security’s future compounding the anxiety. Only 18% describe themselves as “very confident” they’ll be able to fully retire with a comfort…”
“The fraudulent payments, which ran for nearly eleven months, ultimately cost taxpayers more than £7,600 in public funds.”
“As of July 17, the RBI had reported total inflows of $20.718 billion under the facility.”
“eurozone food, alcohol and tobacco inflation at just 1.5 percent in June.”
“According to a 2024 Harris Poll for Nationwide, 56% of Gen X investors now provide financial support to both aging parents and adult children simultaneously”
“NS&I will not announce the two £1million jackpot winners on Saturday, August 1, because the month begins on a weekend. Instead, the winners will be revealed on Monday, August 3, the first working day of the month, in line with the savings …”
“The facility became operational on June 8, 2026.”
“Oxford Economics sees eurozone food inflation rising from June's 1.5 percent to around 3 percent in 2027.”
“concluded its July 2026 meeting with a contentious 9-3 vote to hold interest rates steady. But three dissents signaled unease by pushing for a rate hike – the most in nearly a decade.”
“More than 22 million people across Britain currently hold Premium Bonds.”
“The special window for fresh FCNR(B) deposits will remain open until September 30, 2026, while concessional swaps for OFCBs and ECBs will continue until December 31, 2026.”
“For a household spending 400 euros a month on food, that is roughly 144 euros more over the year than if prices stood still, or about 72 euros more than if inflation stayed at 1.5 percent.”
“its preferred gauge showed that inflation is still well above its 2% target, even though it dipped from 4.1% in May to 3.7% in June.”
“The August draw is expected to pay out around 6.4 million prizes worth a combined £447million.”
“The RBI had announced the concessional swap facility on June 5, 2026, as part of a series of measures aimed at strengthening India's balance of payments and encouraging capital inflows.”
“when euro-area food, alcohol and tobacco inflation peaked at 15.5 percent in March 2023.”
“U.S. borrowing costs hit a 19-year high this week.”
“around 85 people are expected to receive £100,000, while 172 will win £50,000 and 342 will collect £25,000.”
“GSM Foils' stock price on NSE closed at the 20% lower circuit at Rs 192 on Friday.”
“Food, alcohol and tobacco make up about 19 percent of the euro area's price basket, and in June that category contributed 0.29 percentage points to the 2.8 percent headline rate.”
“Then again, it could be 2.2%, a less volatile metric calculated by the Dallas Federal Reserve and favored by Warsh.”
“The odds of each individual £1 bond winning in any monthly draw are 22,000 to one.”
“six-month moratorium on repayment of loans availed by flood-affected people in Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat and Golaghat districts.”
“In an ECB survey, almost two-thirds of respondents said food prices shape their inflation expectations, more than any other item in the basket.”
“Those clocked in at 2.8% and 5.1% in June 2026.”
“Financial advice firm Octopus Money obtained data from NS&I through a Freedom of Information request showing that £4.25billion was being held in Premium Bonds without generating a return through prize winnings.”
“Banks have also agreed to extend loan tenures by one to seven years”
“During the 2022-23 shock, consumers cut discretionary spending sharply, with apparel down 20 percent and snacks and alcohol down 15 percent in one pan-European survey.”
“Warsh reaffirmed the Fed’s commitment to that target on July 29, 2026.”
“The data also found that around £97million in Premium Bonds prizes remained unclaimed at the time of the request.”
“Rs 15,000 financial assistance announced for each affected family”
“ECB estimates warming could add roughly 1 to 3 percentage points to annual food inflation as soon as 2035.”
“the government is taking note of AI’s impact, and in September it will revise how the core personal consumption expenditures price index accounts for AI-related goods. That could lower inflation by up to 0.3 percentage points without a sin…”
“Further research commissioned by the company suggested that if the same £4.25billion had been invested in stocks and shares ISAs over the previous 10 years, it would have grown to £10.69billion.”
“Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been permitted to print as many as 2 billion polymer notes - one billion each of Rs 10 and Rs 20 notes.”
“Morocco's worst drought in four decades nearly halved its cereal harvests and erased 720,000 agricultural jobs.”
“which hit the highest level since 2007.”
“That represents more than £6billion in potential gains that would have been missed by keeping the money in Premium Bonds.”
“Spending on security features is also substantial at Rs 5,000 crore annually, according to estimates.”
“in late July, Chicago wheat briefly rose above 7 dollars a bushel after attacks disrupted Black Sea grain shipping.”
“30-year Treasuries remain over 5.1%.”
“Over the previous five years, 94 per cent of prize winners held more than £10,000 in Premium Bonds, while three quarters had holdings worth more than £25,000.”
“Reports suggest that since FY17, for every 100 new notes that RBI supplies, 71 soiled notes have been withdrawn from circulation.”
“Yields tipped over 5.2%—a benchmark that hasn’t been hit since late 2007—upon the conclusion of this week’s rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.”
“88 per cent of winners in the most recent year received less than £2,000 in prizes.”
“India has discarded around Rs 50 trillion worth of soiled notes in the last decade.”
“10-year Treasuries have nudged over 4.65%”
“Each unit of its tally currency represents one milligram of physical gold, which is held on the customer's behalf in a secure vault in Switzerland.”
“The total soiled notes, in volume terms, as a percentage of total notes in circulation was at an average of 14.9% during 2023-24 and 2024-25.”
“a hold of the base rate at 3.5% to 3.75%”
“This comes days after the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) decision to keep the base rate at 3.75 per cent amid inflationary concerns.”
“This percentage has come down marginally to close to 10% in 2025-26.”
“Warsh also remained resolute in the Fed’s commitment to a 2% inflation target”
“Alongside that certainty, customers continue to benefit from the reassurance that all money invested with NS&I is 100 per cent secure and backed by HM Treasury.”
“India spent nearly Rs 6,500 crore on security printing in FY25, up from just above Rs 5,000 crore the year before.”
“disposed of 24 billion soiled notes in FY25 — nearly double from the previous year.”
“Estimates suggest that a polymer note lasts 2.5 times longer than a normal paper currency.”
“a £5 note's lifespan can rise from 1.9 years to 4.8 years.”
“Canada's experience showed that the actual lifespan increased fourfold after rollout.”
“counterfeit £20 notes fell from an average of 197 per million notes in circulation before polymer to 68 after introduction, while counterfeit £10 notes dropped from 51 to six per million.”
“annual average number of counterfeit notes passed into circulation declined from 57,481 during 2009–2011 to 24,054 during 2015–2025.”
“the carbon footprint of a polymer fiver is 16% lower than its paper predecessor.”
“Australia took eight years to full conversion after its 1988 launch.”
“currency in circulation is a record Rs 43 trillion, growing 11.5 per cent annually.”
“Based on global experience, a 75–80 per cent reduction in counterfeiting is a reasonable expectation.”
“Australia's rate later crept back above 25 ppm by 2015.”
“Cabinet approves Rs 84,084 cr scheme for oil & gas exploration”
