Silver prices are outperforming gold. This is a good sign for the global economy.

It gained several industrial metals including silver as Covid-related restrictions eased in China. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg font size silver had sharply outgrown gold gains in the past three months, and its classification as both an industrial and precious metal could lead it down a path of higher prices. From Oct. 31 to Jan. 31, Comex silver … Read more

For foundations, fundraising solely from venture capital comes at a cost

According to recent reports, women-led startups receive less than 3% of all venture capital investments. In response, many leaders have called for greater participation of women in venture financing, as studies have shown that female investors are more likely than their male counterparts to invest in foundations. However, new research by the authors suggests that … Read more

Asia-Pacific markets are mostly higher as investors digest the Fed’s smaller quarter-point increase

Signs of ‘serial acceleration’ in Hong Kong despite economic downturn in 2022: UBP UBB told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Thursday that Hong Kong’s economy is “in a position to return to expansion” this year. “We’re seeing signs of a cascading acceleration in January. So that’s good news,” said Carlos Casanova, chief economist for Asia … Read more

El Obour raises $10M to simplify investor onboarding • TechCrunch

Tim Flannery, Alex Laplante, and Ben Doran were working together on the Investor Services team at Karta when they realized that saving money to invest in startups was a taxing process (no pun intended). It required manually creating subscription agreements—the agreements that investors fill out to invest in a fund—by aggregating unstructured data across different … Read more

The latest interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve

Stocks on the move: Ames-Osram up 5.8%, Hanover Rock up 5.1%. Semiconductor manufacturer Ams-Osram It rose 5.8% to lead the Stoxx 600 on news that Aldo Kamper, formerly of German cable and harness company, Aldo, has been appointed as its new CEO. At the other end of the European standard, Hanover Roeck It fell further … Read more

Quicken’s Simplifi enables users to share financial information with trusted sources

Simplifi now makes it safe and easy to share financial information with trusted sources, like your partner, family and financial professionals. Menlo Park, California.And February 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Quicken Inc. (“Quicken”), manufacturer of America’s best-selling personal finance software, introduces a new feature to its award-winning personal finance app, making it easy and safe for … Read more