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Personal Finance News 3 December 2025 - 13 December 2025

SBI Cuts Loan Rates After RBI Repo Rate Cut: EBLR Drops to 7.90%, MCLR Trimmed; Select FD Rates Revised From Dec 15

State Bank of India (SBI) has reduced key lending benchmarks and tweaked select fixed deposit rates after the RBI’s latest repo rate cut. Here’s what changes from December 15, 2025—and what it means for EMIs and FD returns. Updated: December

13 December 2025

Mortgage Rates Today, December 10, 2025: Fed Rate Cut Meets Stubborn 6% Home Loan Costs

Mortgage rates today are still stuck just above 6% for most borrowers, even as the Federal Reserve has delivered its third interest rate cut of 2025 and taken its benchmark rate down to the lowest level since 2022. Bloomberg+4Bankrate+4NerdWallet+4 The

10 December 2025

Home Buying · Interest Rates · Mortgage Rates · Personal Finance · Real Estate Market

Fed Rate Cut or Not? What to Expect From the December 2025 FOMC Meeting – And What It Means for You

Updated: December 10, 2025 – before the Fed’s decision is announced The Federal Reserve wraps up its final policy meeting of 2025 today, and markets are almost certain the central bank will cut interest rates again. Fed funds futures put

10 December 2025

Economic Outlook · Federal Reserve · FOMC · Interest Rates · NYSE:GS · Personal Finance

Best Singapore Stocks to Buy Now (10 December 2025): 10 SGX Ideas for a Lower‑Rate World

Singapore’s stock market is ending 2025 on a high note. The Straits Times Index (STI) has delivered roughly 19% price gains in the first 11 months of the year, outpacing 2024 and drawing renewed global interest in Singapore equities. The

10 December 2025

Investment Ideas · Personal Finance · SGX Updates · Singapore Economy · Stock Market

Best Singapore Stocks to Buy Now (December 2025): 8 SGX Picks for a Lower-Rate World

Singapore’s stock market is ending 2025 on a high note. The Straits Times Index (STI) closed at 4,520.40 on 8 December 2025, just a shade below its recent record of 4,575.91 and up about 19% over the past 12 months.

8 December 2025

Investing · Market Analysis · Personal Finance · Singapore Stocks · Stock Picks

Gold-Silver Price Today, 6 December 2025: Silver Near ₹1.83 Lakh/kg, Rajasthan Gold Above ₹1.30 Lakh — Is It Time to Buy or Sell?

On Saturday, 6 December 2025, India’s bullion market is still buzzing after one of the sharpest precious‑metal rallies of the year. Wholesale silver prices are hovering around ₹1.83 lakh per kg, while standard 24-carat gold is trading close to ₹1.30

6 December 2025

Gold Prices · Investment Tips · Market Trends · Personal Finance · Silver Prices

RBI Repo Rate Cut to 5.25% on December 5, 2025: Impact on EMIs, Growth, Inflation and Markets

The Reserve Bank of India has cut the repo rate by 25 bps to 5.25% on December 5, 2025, extending this year’s aggressive easing cycle. Here’s what it means for borrowers, savers, markets and the interest‑rate outlook for 2026. Snapshot:

5 December 2025

Economic Growth · Inflation · Interest Rates · Personal Finance · RBI Policy

Mortgage Rates Today, December 5, 2025: Low‑6% Sweet Spot and What It Means for 2026

Mortgage rates are closing out the first week of December 2025 in a rare “sweet spot” for today’s market: solidly in the low‑6% range, trending slightly lower, and backed by growing evidence that 2026 could be modestly more affordable—but not a return

5 December 2025

Home Buying · Interest Rates · Mortgages · Personal Finance · Real Estate

EQ Bank to Buy PC Financial from Loblaw in $800 Million Deal – What It Means for EQB, Loblaw and PC Optimum Members

TORONTO — December 5, 2025 EQB Inc., the parent of digital lender EQ Bank and Equitable Bank, has struck an approximately $800 million deal to acquire PC Financial from Loblaw Companies Limited, in a move that will reshape Canada’s retail

5 December 2025

Banking News · Loyalty Programs · Mergers & Acquisitions · NASDAQ:EQB · Personal Finance · Retail Industry

RBI MPC Meeting December 5, 2025: How Repo Rate Decision, Trump Tariffs and a 90-Rupee Dollar Could Move Sensex, Nifty and Your EMIs

A high‑stakes policy day for markets and the economy India heads into the final Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of 2025 with an unusual mix of tailwinds and red flags: Against this backdrop, RBI Governor

5 December 2025

Currency Exchange · Personal Finance · RBI Policy · Repo Rate · Stock Market

Vanguard’s Grim 10‑Year Forecast Puts the 4% Retirement Rule at Risk — What Retirees Should Do Now

Published: December 3, 2025 If you retired planning to “just follow the 4% rule,” today’s headlines should make you sit up. Vanguard’s latest capital markets outlook projects that U.S. stocks may return only about 2.8%–4.8% a year over the next decade,

3 December 2025

Economic Trends · Financial Forecasts · Investment Advice · Personal Finance · Retirement Planning

Centrelink ‘$1,600 Christmas Bonus’ Exposed as a Scam: The Real 2025 Cost‑of‑Living Payments and How to Stay Safe

As Australians head into the 2025 festive season, thousands of older Centrelink recipients are being bombarded with promises of a “$1,600 Centrelink Christmas bonus”, “new Christmas payment system” and one‑off cash boosts of $700, $890, $950, $1,321, even $2,000. None

3 December 2025

Centrelink · Consumer Protection · Cost of Living · Personal Finance · Scams

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