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Photo : Pixel-Shot ( Shutterstock ) Pegboards are often relegated to the garage or the basement for keeping tools organized. They’re great for that, but there are many other organizational tasks that peg boards can help you tackle, from craft supplies to kitchen pantries—and a few fun ways to use them that are more pretty than practical. Dressing up a pegboard or using it in one of these ways can help you expand storage and conquer your clutter on a budget. 02:50 Chopping Basics Wednesday 11:09AM 01:38 How to Retire in Phases Wednesday 10:53AM Using a pegboard on a whole wall, like you would with a tool bench isn’t necessary. You can buy pre-cut pegboard panels in a variety of sizes to meet the needs of your space. In addition to different sizes, you can find various colors, including black, white, and unfinished, as well as different materials like hardboard, steel, and laminate—and they can painted with interior latex paint. Try using 1 x 2” or 1 x 3” boards on the back of yo...

Photo : Pixel-Shot ( Shutterstock ) Pegboards are often relegated to the garage or the basement for keeping tools organized. They’re great for that, but there are many other organizational tasks that peg boards can help you tackle, from craft supplies to kitchen pantries—and a few fun ways to use them that are more pretty than practical. Dressing up a pegboard or using it in one of these ways can help you expand storage and conquer your clutter on a budget. 02:50 Chopping Basics Wednesday 11:09AM 01:38 How to Retire in Phases Wednesday 10:53AM Using a pegboard on a whole wall, like you would with a tool bench isn’t necessary. You can buy pre-cut pegboard panels in a variety of sizes to meet the needs of your space. In addition to different sizes, you can find various colors, including black, white, and unfinished, as well as different materials like hardboard, steel, and laminate—and they can painted with interior latex paint. Try using 1 x 2” or 1 x 3” boards on the back of yo...

The European Central Bank has banned its top officials from picking stocks and bonds or making short-term trades after a string of scandals at the Federal Reserve and backlash at home. Rate setters and bank supervisors at the ECB will no longer be allowed to invest in individual stocks or bonds but only in “broadly diversified” funds and will have to hold those investments for at least one year, from one month previously. Reuters was first to report last year that 13 out of 25 members of the ECB’s Governing Council had picked their own funds, stocks and bonds – in some cases including government debt the ECB is hoovering up under its stimulus programs or shares in companies whose debt it buys. As the ECB has the power to sway financial markets – as it did just this Thursday by signalling its intention to raise rates more than expected – this triggered a backlash from lawmakers, academics and transparency activists. Some of their suggestions were taken on board by the ECB in its new C...

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem is seen at a 2022 news conference. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press The Bank of Canada increased its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, raising Canadian borrowing costs for the eighth consecutive time on Wednesday. The widely-anticipated announcement brings the policy rate to 4.5 per cent. Live updates: Bank of Canada's rate announcement Central bank officials have signalled that they’re nearing the end of the aggressive rate-hike cycle. But they opted for another rate increase on Wednesday after a string of economic data releases showed that the Canadian economy is proving resilient in the face of higher borrowing costs while inflation remains worryingly high. More to come https://www.tausiinsider.com/bank-of-canada-delivers-quarter-point-rate-hike-marking-eighth-increase-in-a-row/?feed_id=322540&_unique_id=63d9358c4158d