August 4th, 2016
By Smart Currency
Central bank slashes growth forecasts for 2017 from 2.3% to 0.8% The pound sterling (GBP) plummeted against its major peers following the Bank of England (BoE)’s...
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July 27th, 2016
By Smart Currency
GDP up by 0.6% in Q2 The UK economy grew by 0.6% in the period from April to June, today’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures reveal. The bulk of the period...
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July 21st, 2016
By Smart Currency
Sterling weakness hikes costs and decreases income for airline carrier Low-cost airline carrier easyJet has experienced a £40 million rise in costs in the four weeks...
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July 20th, 2016
By Smart Currency
Accountancy expert Marc Frank discusses the financial help available for UK film and TV productions in the form of tax reliefs and credits. Film and television...
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July 15th, 2016
By Smart Currency
MPC member Haldane suggests rate cut next month Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Andrew Haldane has suggested that the central bank may potentially cut its key...
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July 8th, 2016
By Smart Currency
Plunging sterling could increase costs Pound sterling (GBP) weakness is set to become a problem for John Lewis, according to its Management Director, Andy Street....
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July 1st, 2016
By Smart Currency
Decision announced day after warning from BoE Governor Carney. UK Chancellor George Osborne has discontinued plans to achieve a surplus of government finances by 2020...
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June 30th, 2016
By Smart Currency
Toby Lanyon of TradeRiver explains how traditional cash flow finance methods fail to serve the film, TV and media industry. A media-based goods retailer is advertising...
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June 24th, 2016
By Smart Currency
Sterling drops to lows not seen since 1985 following vote to Leave. The pound sterling (GBP) plunged to lows not seen since 1985 against the US dollar...
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June 22nd, 2016
By Smart Currency
The pound continues to remain volatile against the euro and US dollar in the run up to Britain’s EU referendum tomorrow, a lower confidence in the euro, and the...
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