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The pound to euro exchange rate has remained in a tight range over the course of the last week as traders eagerly await the European Central Bank’s (ECB) monthly monetary policy decision. According to experts, while sterling has seen a boost in recent months, it now faces new “pressure” as traders await the Government’s decision regarding the June 21 […]
The G7 group of wealthy nations is close to a historic agreement to radically reshape international tax rules by using a global minimum rate of corporation tax to prevent abuse of the system by multinationals.
The pound to euro exchange rate continues to trade around the 1.16 mark, with experts suggesting there will be little in the way of movement over the next 24 hours. The steady position comes as Britons enter the second week of being legally allowed to jet off abroad under the Government’s “traffic light” system.
Europe’s economic recovery from the impact of COVID-19 is gaining momentum, the European Commission concluded in an economic forecast presented on Wednesday (12 May), with the rebound credited to the recovery fund, vaccines, global trade and the lifting of lockdowns.
Coronavirus restrictions saw the UK economy contract at the start of 2021 but the hit was smaller than first feared as growth rebounded in March, according to official figures.
Although today is a busy day within the financial calendar, an expert warned that this does not mean that investors should expect “significant volatility” from the exchange rate.
Plans to slash the cost of parking in London were unveiled by mayoral candidate Lawrence Fox on Wednesday as he vowed to reverse the “war on motorists”.
One in four young people who have used a ‘buy now, pay later’ platform in the past year are now struggling to pay for food, rent and essential bills as a result of repayments.
Ministers are considering relaxing post-Brexit border checks on food imports from the European Union because of concerns about food shortages in UK supermarkets, it has been reported.
