Description
Added on the 02/09/2019 21:10:28 - Copyright : France 24 EN
The Bank of England scraps plan to cut interest rates as the slide in sterling prompts it to ramp up its forecasts for growth and inflation in 2017. Julian Satterthwaite reports.
The plummet in the British pound following the shock Brexit referendum result in June has given a boost to U.K. tourism. As Rosanna Philpott reports, Visit Britain says international visitors spent an extra 800 million pounds in the last year, up four percent to 2.5 billion pounds.
Britain's pound slumps to a three-decade low largely thanks to more home-grown Brexit worries. As David Pollard reports, it sent stocks up, with the FTSE 100 topping 7,000 for the first time in more than a year.
UK fish wholesalers are divided as the pound weakens after the Brexit referendum and the cost of Britain's mainly imported favourite meal rises. Stuart McDill reports.
Global markets take further hits and the British pound tumbles following Britain's decision to leave the EU, while UK Finance Minister George Osborne speaks of further volatility but insists that the economy is strong.
The pound plunges as Britain decides to leave the European Union. The Bank of England has said it will take 'all necessary steps' to ensure monetary and financial stability. IMAGES.
|
Support : Technical 
- Content 
- Editors 
