Bitcoin price: 'Calm before storm' means 'POWERFUL move' could be due - crypto expert says

BITCOIN could be due a “powerful move soon” due to a prolonged period of reduced volatility as the digital asset “squeezes to a fine point”, an economic analyst has predicted.

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Swiss on collision course with Juncker’s EU in row over stock exchange equivalence

SWITZERLAND is on a collision course with the European Union as a result of an escalating row over stock exchange equivalency which could have far reaching economic consequences

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Pensions tax relief: make use of your brief reprieve

SAVERS will be breathing a sigh of relief that Chancellor Philip Hammond did not launch another pensions tax raid in Monday's Budget, but there is a good chance he will soon return to the attack.

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Skilful Hammond puts the heat on hard Brexiteers says STEPHEN POLLARD

MANY words have been applied to Philip Hammond since he became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 2015. Most of them, from his fellow Conservatives, are unprintable.

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Bitcoin price: Bitcoin celebrates 10 year anniversary TODAY but what lies ahead for BTC?

BITCOIN’S white paper penned by programmer Satoshi Nakamoto saw the light of the day for the first time 10 years ago – but a decade after bitcoin was born, what lies ahead for the cryptocurrency?

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SCOTTISH DESIGN EXCHANGE to expand its low cost showcases for artists

Scottish Design Exchange , the retail business providing a mass market showcase for arts and crafts, plans a wider roll-out of its commercially creative, commission-free format that puts producers first.

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Pound euro exchange rate: GBP/EUR rises 0.4 percent ahead of BoE meeting

The pound is trading higher against the euro today, having been pushed up by trader optimism about tomorrow’s Bank of England meeting, and is currently at a rate of €1.124. This marks something of a recovery for the pound after yesterday’s decline.

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Pound US dollar exchange rate: GBP/USD rallies from 10-week low as safe-haven demand slips

At the time of writing the GBP/USD exchange rate has climbed to $1.274, up 0.3 percent from yesterday’s 10-week low, but still notably down from the week’s opening rate of $1.283. Following some heavy selling on Tuesday the pound is clawing its way higher against the US dollar this morning as risk-on trade clips demand for USD.

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Bitcoin price surge ‘IMMINENT’ as key platform could send value ‘SOARING’ - expert claims

THE BITCOIN market “is looking for a catalyst to make its decisive move, which may be imminent”, amid a key platform’s launch that could “send bitcoin's price soaring,” a cryptocurrency expert has predicted.

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Bitcoin news: How bitcoin mining makes global warming WORSE - temperatures to rise by 2C

BITCOIN could push global temperatures up by 2C as soon as 2033, according to new analysis.

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Eurozone in crisis: Economist WARNING after sluggish GDP growth figures

WITH BREXIT less than 200 days away, there are signs of a growing crisis within the Eurozone, with one analyst predicting the sluggish state of the continent's economy means growth will fall short of the European Central Bank's two percent projection for 2018.

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Income tax cut for millions but little to tackle housing problem

IN THE RUN up to yesterday's Budget there was plenty of speculation about how Chancellor Philip Hammond was going to hammer our personal finances, nearly all of it wrong.

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Budget 2018 minimum wage: How much will National Living wage rise by in April 2019?

BUDGET 2018 proceedings concluded yesterday evening as Philip Hammond delivered new spending targets and fiscal arrangements before Brexit. Among these is a national living wage boost, but how much will it rise?

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Pound euro exchange rate: GBP/EUR on the back foot despite shock slowdown in Eurozone GDP

At the time of writing the GBP/EUR exchange rate is trading around €1.123, having edged down from this morning’s opening levels despite some very underwhelming Eurozone growth figures. While the euro is holding steady against the pound so far this morning, the single currency is slumping in broader trade as markets react to the Eurozone’s latest GDP release.

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Pound US dollar exchange rate: GBP/USD dips on post-Budget analysis

The pound has dropped off against the US dollar today to trade at a rate of $1.277 following the Autumn Budget. This latest fall puts the GBP/USD exchange rate down at its lowest level since late August and follows a mixed reception to the last pre-Brexit Budget.

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Budget 2018: Will Philip Hammond's new Digital Services tax affect Facebook?

BUDGET 2018 brought around a slew of new announcements for the UK economy and will see some big changes to taxation. Will Philip Hammond’s new Digital Services tax affect Facebook?

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China’s currency CRUMBLES as the threat of additional US tariffs looms in the near future

CHINA saw its currency reach its lowest point in a decade on Tuesday while the threat of new tariffs from the US in the near future remains.

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Dow Jones: US stocks PLUNGE as Dow suffers biggest U-turn in MONTHS amid midterm fears

US STOCKS plummeted today amid investor fears of an escalation in the trade war between the United States and China and uncertainty caused by the upcoming midterm elections.

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'Anti-growth' Merkel is HINDERING European markets - and her departure 'will BOOST stocks'

ANGELA Merkel’s leadership of an “anti-growth coalition” had been holding back European markets but news of her departure fuelled a major boost for stocks, a finance expert has claimed.

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Bitcoin price news: Crypto market 'set for 5,000 percent gains in next decade', expert cla

BITCOIN and other cryptocurrencies could see 5,000 percent gains within the next ten years, a financial expert has claimed.

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Budget treats and lifelines for enterprises get thumbs up

Entrepreneurs and small firms got some of the hearing and lifelines they wanted from the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget said business groups as they welcomed a host of measures to boost the sector - including rates relief and funding to deal with potholes and improvements to rural broadband coverage. 

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India rupee crisis could be ‘BLESSING in disguise’ for India – ‘NOT a disaster’

INDIA could be in the midst of a financial “blessing in disguise” with the depreciating rupee “not a disaster” for the country, according to a financial analyst. The rupee has been held back by rocketing oil prices and soaring interest rates this year, losing around 14 percent of its value against the US dollar in the process.

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Transferring to UNIVERSAL CREDIT: child tax credit issues

Child tax credits, a hard-to-grasp, complex system that been the bane of many in the way it has led to over and under payments, is on its way out. But its replacement through universal credit, where six benefits are rolled into one, could herald new problems for families during and after the transition. 

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JUSTICE for couple after CHILD TAX CREDIT error

A family’s repayments plan for the excess they had received in child tax credits threatened to implode when they were wrongly accused of not sticking to the deal. 

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Pound US dollar exchange rate: Sterling muted as consumer credit tumbles

The pound is trading at a rate of $1.282 against the US dollar this morning, which represents a slight fall on its opening levels. The main driver today for the pound is anticipation of Philip Hammond’s budget later today, with Sterling investors hoping to see the Chancellor boost public spending as a means of stimulating growth in the UK economy.

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