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Sterling Falls to Lowest Since September 2020 Versus Dollar
Date: April 25, 2022
(Reuters) -Sterling fell on Monday to its lowest since September 2020 against a strengthening dollar and edged lower versus the euro, while money markets scaled back their bets on future monetary policy tightening from the Bank of England (BoE). The dollar climbed to a two-year high versus its rivals and was on track for its...
UK Business Stumbles on Inflation and Ukraine War Worries -PMI
Date: April 22, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s private sector suffered a sharp slowdown this month as high inflation and the conflict in Ukraine weighed on the country’s giant services sector, a survey published on Friday showed. The preliminary S&P Global/CIPS composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropped to a three-month low of 57.6 in April from 60.9 in March....
This Year’s Flights on Last Year’s Fuel
Date: April 21, 2022
By Steve Witt, co-founder of travel giant Not Just Travel Holiday and business travel aren’t currently being affected by fuel prices as airline companies buy their fuel a year in advance and hedge their prices accordingly. This year’s flights are being fuelled by last year’s oil prices. With airlines confirming that they expect barrels of...
France’s Macron Consolidates Poll Lead After Tv Clash
Date: April 21, 2022
By Elizabeth Pineau and Lucien Libert ARRAS, France (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron has maintained and possibly slightly extended his lead over far-right challenger Marine Le Pen following a prickly television head-to-head debate which he was judged to have won, polls showed on Thursday. With just three days to go before Sunday’s election run-off, the...
UK’s Johnson to Leave Home Woes Behind in Visit to India
Date: April 18, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will seek to put his domestic problems behind him when he visits India this week on a trip to strengthen links between the two countries which have not seen eye to eye over the response to the Ukraine crisis. Johnson will head to India on Thursday with...
Britain Plans to Send Migrants to Rwanda Under Tougher Asylum Policy
Date: April 14, 2022
By Alistair Smout and Clement Uwiringiyimana DUNGENESS, England/KIGALI (Reuters) – Britain could send tens of thousands of asylum seekers to the East African country of Rwanda, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, aiming to break people-smuggling networks and stem the flow of migrants across the Channel. Concerns over immigration were a big factor in...