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18 Mar
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Rush for greenback sees pound plunge

The pound has tumbled to lows not seen since the shock Brexit referendum result in 2016, as the coronavirus pandemic prompts a "synchronised rush" to buy up dollars.

09 Mar
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Ex-BoE's King warns against rate cuts to fend off coronavirus

A former Governor of the Bank of England cautioned economic authorities against simply resorting to blunt tools such as interest rate cuts and more government spending to protect the economy from the hit to activity levels from the coronavirus.