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Still Waiting for IRS Stimulus Check from the IRS Portal? How to Get it Faster.
If you have not yet receive your coronavirus stimulus payment, you’re not alone. In fact, millions of people have yet to get their check. You can get your payment more quickly if you give the IRS your direct deposit information. The new deadline for giving the IRS your banking information is Wednesday, May 13, at noon. You can […]
How to Track Your Stimulus Check Status using IRS’ Get My Payment Portal
You can see the schedule for your coronavirus stimulus payment with the IRS tracker portal. The IRS says it’s made more than 130 million stimulus payments to eligible US residents, including transferring coronavirus economic impact checks through direct deposit and paper checks in the mail of up to $1,200. If you’ve tried to use the IRS tracking portal but couldn’t […]
Euro South African Rand (EUR/ZAR) Exchange Rate Edges Higher as European Covid-19 Fatalities Drop
EUR/ZAR Exchange Rate Rises as French Covid-19 Crisis Improves ‘Slowly But Surely’ The Euro to South African Rand (EUR/ZAR) exchange rate rose by 0.1% today. The pairing is currently trading around R20.431. The single currency edged higher today as the coronavirus death rate slows in Spain and Netherlands. This boosted market optimism over the possibility […]
UBP Strategist’s Two Rules: Don’t Buy Rand, and Don’t Buy Rand
(Bloomberg) — South Africa’s rand is cheap for good reason, according to Union Bancaire Privee. The rand’s real effective exchange rate, which measures its inflation-adjusted value relative to the currencies of its main trading partners, has dropped to the lowest level since March 2016, according to a JPMorgan Chase & Co. index. But that doesn’t […]
Stock Market 101 for Beginners (Learn How to Trade)
The stock market is the best wealth creator in the entire world, yet remains a confusing concept for a lot of people. In fact: Most people don’t know the stock market basics. When it comes to investing, where do you start? How does the stock market work? It’s difficult to pick a single starting point […]