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Saturday, 6 September 2008
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History shows sterling not heading off a cliff
Sterling's breath-taking slide to two-year lows against the dollar is one of the most significant in the past 20 years and may look like a crisis, but history indicates that it won't fall much beyond fair value levels around $1.60.
22 Aug 2008 |
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Weak sterling may not curb recession
The Bank of England says a weaker pound will help take the sting out of the economic slowdown, but euro zone demand for cheaper British goods may not take up the slack if the bloc's own economy proves too anaemic.
20 Aug 2008 |
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Spending abroad falls as pound weakens
A weaker currency and rising household bills kept more Britons at home this spring, while those that ventured abroad kept to tighter budgets.
18 Jul 2008 |
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Firms' cashflow weakest in 16 years
Falling sales in a weak home market have left firms facing their worst cashflow situation since records began in 1992, a survey from the British Chamber of Commerce showed on Tuesday.
08 Jul 2008 |
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Feeble pound shifts Britons' holiday targets
Vodka, the famous Starowka quarter and the Palace of Culture commonly draw tourists to Warsaw, but John Bentley had a more mercenary motive for holidaying there recently - it wouldn't break the bank, despite sterling's weakness.
01 Jul 2008 |
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Dollar slumps to record low
The dollar hit a record low beyond $1.50 to the euro on Wednesday after surprisingly weak U.S. data and comments by the Federal Reserve's No. 2 official reinforced views that the central bank will keep cutting interest rates.
27 Feb 2008 |
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Talk of weak trading drags retailers lower
Shares in retailers extended their deep losses on Monday, with number three supermarket group J. Sainsbury and leading clothing retailer Marks & Spencer particularly hard hit by talk of weak trading.
07 Jan 2008 |
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House price inflation weakest in four months
House price inflation eased to its weakest in four months in December, in a sign that higher borrowing costs may be starting to cool the housing market, a survey showed on Tuesday.
16 Jan 2007 |
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FTSE slips on weak miners; Brambles jumps
The FTSE 100 index extended early losses by midday on Wednesday, with mining stocks the weakest performers as half-year results from BHP Billiton failed to inspire markets.
23 Aug 2006 |
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FTSE hit by weak banks
The country's biggest shares fell on Monday, with weak banks weighing on the market, although mining stocks outperformed as talk swirled of an $80 billion (42.3 billion pound) break-up bid for Anglo American.
21 Aug 2006 |
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