sterling
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On paper, it all looks fairly obvious—a team that finished the regular season 14-3 against another 14-3 team, two ascendant quarterbacks, two sterling defenses.
U.K. government bond yields rose and sterling fell amid reports that an independent lawmaker is poised to step down and open the way for a potential challenge to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The threat of a more menacing trade war provided support for the euro, sterling and other European currencies, while the U.S. dollar — already under pressure — fell on Monday, a public holiday in the U.S.
From MarketWatch
Stock futures duly fell, the implied yield on 10-year Treasury futures rose and gold prices jumped, while the dollar fell against the euro and sterling.
But people with sterling credit scores who pay off their credit-card bills regularly might escape that new reality and keep taking advantage of rewards programs.
From MarketWatch
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