Senior bureaucrats probed cryptocurrencies after Poilievre campaign comments
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Zimbabwe's new ZiG currency starts trading, credibility doubts linger: Zimbabwe's new gold-backed currency started trading on Monday amid doubts that the ...
reuters.com/markets/currencies/zimbabwes-new-zig-currency-starts-trading-credibility-doubts-linger-2024-04-08/
Susan Delacourt: Justin Trudeau has a budget bucket list — and it’s aimed at Pierre Poilievre
thestar.com/politics/justin-trudeau-has-a-budget-bucket-list-and-it-s-aimed-at-pierre-poilievre/article_7016bf5a-fc3b-11ee-aabb-e7a852061f65.html
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Reserve Bank set to update interest rate outlook as oil prices spike: Business & Investing: The price of a barrel of oil surged above US$90 a barrel for the ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/08/reserve-bank-set-to-update-interest-rate-outlook-as-oil-prices-spike/
Gold slips from record levels after hot US inflation data: Gold prices slipped from record-high levels on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields firmed ...
reuters.com/markets/commodities/gold-near-record-high-inflation-risk-lifts-safe-haven-appeal-2024-04-10/
America’s interest rates are unlikely to fall this year: That will squeeze financial markets and the world economy
economist.com/leaders/2024/04/17/americas-interest-rates-are-unlikely-to-fall-this-year
Concern for Bank of England as real earnings growth at highest rate since 2021: While the wage figures are good news for households on the face of it ...
news.sky.com/story/real-earnings-growth-at-its-highest-rate-in-nearly-two-and-a-half-years-13116319
Quick Glance: Rising Real Earnings Growth Raises Concerns at Bank of England
- An unexpectedly weaker decline in the pace of wage increases has led to real earnings growth reaching its highest level in nearly two and a half years when considering inflation, according to the latest official data.
- Recent official figures indicate that average regular pay without bonuses was at 6% in the three months to February compared to the previous year.
- The broader ONS statistics revealed an increase in the UK's unemployment rate from 3.9% to 4.2%, with caution due to ongoing efforts to enhance the reliability of employment data.
- The forthcoming inflation data expected on Wednesday is likely to demonstrate further progress towards the Bank's objectives and the potential for a decrease from the current 5.25% interest rate.
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