When the penny was introduced in 1971, a pint of milk cost 5p. You can’t buy anything with pennies anymore.
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The high cost of imports and borrowing, as well as market volatility mean manufacturers aren’t in for an easy ride.
Here’s what the law says.
The UK’s leading index of companies has broken the 7,000 points barrier despite fragile growth and the uncertainty of Brexit.
A weak pound might be good for exports but it is bad news for the investment that the economy is based on.
The announcement by the Chancellor, George Osborne, that there would not be monetary union between an independent Scotland and the rump UK is a game changer. It comes one day after researchers, including…
Currency unions between independent states are technically difficult to establish and run. They can require strict limits to fiscal autonomy, and they can need painful adjustments if the component economies…
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