Category Archives: Business

• Pound Euro exchange rate: GBP/EUR rises as German investors’ mood deteriorates

  admin February 18, 2020

  The pound jumped by around 0.4 percent against the euro following a dreary German ZEW survey, leaving the pairing trading at around €1.205. Read more »

• Pound US dollar GBP/USD exchange rate steady as UK unemployment hits record low

  admin February 18, 2020

  The pound US dollar exchange rate held steady today, with the pairing currently trading around $1.302 after December’s UK ILO unemployment rate report showed that joblessness had held steady at a record low of 3.8 percent. Read more »

• Pound euro exchange rate sinks UK and EU could ‘rip each other apart’ says French minister

  admin February 17, 2020

  The pound euro exchange rate fell by -0.3 percent today, with the pairing currently trading around €1.200 after concerns over post-Brexit trade relations between the UK and the EU have been called into question following comments from the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Drian. Read more »

• Pound US Dollar exchange rate: GBP/USD flat as Covid-19 appears to be a ‘long-term issue’

  admin February 17, 2020

  The pound remains flat against the dollar following China’s announcement of further stimulus, leaving the pairing trading at around $1.302. While the pound dipped from its recent highs before the weekend the US dollar remained supported despite Friday’s mixed US data, which showed that core retail sales stagnated in January while industrial production remained weak. Read more »

• Nightmare weekend for crypto as markets crumble

  admin February 17, 2020

  CRYPTOCURRENCIES suffered a nightmare weekend across the board as what looked like a storming bull market stalled and crashed. Bitcoin – riding high on Friday – collapsed with a dramatic $500 loss after a hard-fought and steady build-up over the psychological $10,000 barrier was left in tatters. Read more »

• Lionel Messi and teammates to spearhead new cryptocurrency

  admin February 14, 2020

  FC BARCELONA has become the latest football club to launch its own cryptocurrency. Read more »

• Sophia Vincent Design: Why loved-up couples are saying it with silk flowers

  admin February 13, 2020

  Lovebirds are taking a fresh approach to flowers and saying it more often with silk ones, a floral designer has found. Working with both artificial and natural blooms Anna Jenkins, the founder of bridal and betrothal decorations start-up Sophia Vincent Design, says she has seen demand shift recently and fabric come more into fashion. Read more »

• Pound US Dollar exchange rate: GBP/USD flat as daily Covid-19 cases begins to slow

  admin February 12, 2020

  THE POUND remained flat against the US dollar on increased optimism that the spread of coronavirus in China has slowed, leaving the pairing trading at around $1.296. Read more »

• Pound euro exchange rate improves as Eurozone industrial production slumps

  admin February 12, 2020

  THE POUND euro exchange rate edged higher today, with the pairing currently trading around €1.189 after the Eurozone’s industrial production report for December came in below the forecast 0 percent at -2.1 percent. Read more »

• US Secret Service will be given power to police cryptocurrencies

  admin February 12, 2020

  US President Donald Trump is set to transfer control of cryptocurrency criminal investigations to the Secret Service. Read more »