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  • Sep 27, 2022

    British pound remains in a stable condition

    A general view shows Bank of England (BoE) in the City of London on September 22, 2022. - The Bank of England hiked its interest rate sharply again to combat decades-high inflation but warned the UK economy was slipping into recession.
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    From the BBC World Service: The Bank of England will face questions on its response to yesterday’s decline in the value of sterling. The pound came back slightly after reaching record lows on Monday. And Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks to the BBC’s Zoe Kleinman about the lack of women in the tech sector – he’s at a forum dedicated to getting more women into the industry.

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  • Sep 26, 2022

    The British pound has had a day

    LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Exchange rates are advertised outside a Bureau de Change on September 26, 2022 in London, England. The British Pound continued its slide against the US dollar today, fluctuating between $1.03 and $1.07 this morning. Earlier this month, it dropped below the $1.14 mark for the first time in four decades.
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    Doubts about Britain’s fiscal policy hang over the fall of its currency, the pound. On the side of the U.S., markets experienced a bit of a turnaround after a rugged week. Then, we check in on how the world of social media is trying to catch up to TikTok.

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  • Sep 26, 2022

    Crash of British pound sends waves through the markets

    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 23, 2022 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped more than 400 points as recession fears grow. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

    The British government unveils a tax cut plan as its currency drops in value. We then look into what happens when you send hundreds of millions of dollars to the wrong people by accident.

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  • Sep 26, 2022

    The British pound plunges towards parity against the dollar

    A strong U.S. dollar is great for Americans who want to buy foreign products. For American companies that sell products abroad? Not so much.
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    From the BBC World Service: Sterling bottoms out at a low not seen since the U.S. dollar was created 230 years ago. The markets saw a continued sell off of the British currency after huge tax cuts were unveiled by the U.K. treasury last week. And in Italy, Giorgia Meloni seals victory for the far right after touting tax cuts, immigration restrictions and Euroskeptic economic reforms.

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  • Sep 23, 2022

    Labor Department calculates about $45 billion in pandemic unemployment fraud

    Emergency federal unemployment benefits — equivalent to roughly $6 billion per week — are set to expire in two and a half weeks.
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    The Labor Department also notes what kind of fraud, and where. The SEC has charged Boeing with misleading investors after two deadly crashes. The worlds of commercial and residential construction carry differing experiences within the economy.

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  • Sep 23, 2022

    Boeing set to pay a heavy price

    Supply chain issues and a strike are bogging down Boeing's ability to deliver planes.
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    The SEC has charged Boeing and its ex-CEO for misleading investors in the wake of two deadly crashes. The Fed paints a harsher unemployment picture. Puerto Rico’s water system is reeling in the wake of Hurricane Fiona.

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  • Sep 23, 2022

    Russian men are fleeing the country

    BELGRADE, SERBIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Russians, living in Serbia, gather to protest against partial mobilization decision in Belgrade, Serbia on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Milos Miskov/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

    From the BBC World Service: After President Vladimir Putin announces mobilization of hundreds of thousands of reservists, Serbia experiences an influx of Russians hoping to avoid the war in Ukraine. U.K. Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng slashes taxes for high earners in a “mini-budget” the government says will boost growth. And is Italy lurching to the right? The BBC’s Mark Lowen travels to Sicily ahead of elections on Sunday.

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  • Sep 22, 2022

    Congress squares off with bank leaders

    With Congress back in session, Democrats will want another try at passing at least portions of the Build Back Better agenda.
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    Executives from the nation’s largest banks are testifying before the Senate. We look at how the state of the housing market affects the home-flipping industry. The BBC checks out the effects of China’s zero-COVID approach on its economy.

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  • Sep 22, 2022

    The Fed’s head issues a warning

    The Fed’s head issues a warning
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    We check in on the Federal Reserve following the interest rate rise. Melinda Gates tells us the world needs to check itself when it comes to some big goals.

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  • Sep 22, 2022

    Japan sells dollars to buy yen

    Japanese yen notes.
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    From the BBC World Service: The Japanese government is snapping up its own currency for the first time in decades in a bid to stop the yen tumbling past 24-year lows. Elsewhere in Japan, Honda says it will continue to restrict production into a second month in October as it struggles with supply chain issues. And Beijing’s ongoing zero-COVID strategy comes up against local resistance in China.

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