The UK is to become a world-leading financial centre by the end of this decade.Prime Minister Mark Rutte, speaking at a press conference in London on Monday, said the country would be the world’s financial capital by 2020.The move was announced on Monday by UK Finance Minister Charles Hendry.He said the UK was in the…
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How to watch England v Scotland in 2018
England and Scotland will face off in Glasgow on September 6, 2018 in the first Test match in the Scottish Premiership.The game will kick off at 2.15pm ET on BBC One and BBC Sport will be bringing live coverage of the match.England have won the past two matches in Scotland, taking a 22-20 victory in…
How to spot the difference between an American and British pound – The Telegraph
UK dollars are worth less than $1,500 (AU$1,200) and sterling has fallen by more than half in value since the Brexit vote.But the currency’s recent slide has left it far more attractive to buy than a dollar in any other country.A new book on currency exchange rates by the Oxford University Centre for Monetary Studies…
What is the US dollar?
A lot of things.The dollar is a global reserve currency and, for the last four years, it’s been trading at about 40 percent of the world’s reserve value.The Fed, which is not a government agency, controls the supply and demand of dollars.That means that if the Fed were to hike the dollar’s value, it would…