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Political uncertainty surrounding the UK election is taking its toll on the pound, with the cost of protecting against wild swings in the currency on the rise. Kirsty Basset reports.
London, (UK) Feb 22 (EFE), (Camera: Clàudia Sacrest).- The British pound broke above against the dollar and the euro due to the advance of the vaccination plan against Covid-19 in the United Kingdom, according to analysts. The pound was trading on the London market at 1.1558 euros, while against the dollar, the British currency dropped slightly and was trading at $1.398 compared to 1.401 at the close on Friday. FOOTAGE OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND AND THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.
London (UK), Dec 10 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Andy Rain).- London supermarkets woke up Thursday with an increase in prices in products and food shortages just three weeks ahead of Brexit. FOOTAGE OF A TESCO STORE IN LONDON.
Diabetics who require insulin are at the mercy of the free market and whatever health insurance they may have, or discounts they can snag. Now, UPI reports diabetics in the United States are, compared to their counterparts abroad, well and truly over a barrel. According to a RAND Corp. analysis, insulin in the US costs more than eight times higher than in 32 other high-income nations combined. The average price per unit across all types of insulin in the US is $98.70, which is just over six times the drug's average price in Canada -- about $15.70. Researchers said it's also just under six times the average price in Britain and Japan -- about $16.70. Even if rebates and discounts drive the prices down for US consumers, they're still likely to pay four times the average paid in other high-income nations.
Here we take a closer look at how the fluctuating value of the pound affects people in their daily lives. It covers everything from the impact on imported food and cars to how UK pensions paid to expats overseas will be affected
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