sterling
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He said the strength of sterling showed that this issue was not about the UK.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The deal consideration is 3.4 billion in cash and $10.2 billion in Shell shares, considering Shell’s closing price on that day and the exchange rate of British sterling to Canadian dollars.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
With revenue and earnings growing in the double digits, and a sterling balance sheet, “Microsoft is as attractive as it has almost ever been,” he says.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
ING targets the euro to rise to 0.88 pounds, saying sterling could fall against the euro as BOE interest-rate expectations have more potential to be repriced lower than for the ECB.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
I go through the box and find Papa’s sterling silver pocket watch and rub the figure of the fisherman standing in a rowboat.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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