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Bitcoin and its crypto cousins are heading into the weekend on a knife edge. A much-celebrated rally, which saw bitcoin enjoy a rare sustained spell of green arrows on the market, was briefly curtailed as its potential to break above $ 4,000 was repeatedly knocked back. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

This morning the pound US dollar exchange rate has slipped slightly, and the GBP/USD pairing is currently trading at around $ 1.302. As the March 1 deadline for US/China trade talks creeps closer, US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Vice-Premier Liu He today. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

The pound is down against the euro today and is currently trading in the region of €1.148. GBP/EUR fell today as the Brexit deadlock continues. The euro, meanwhile, was little affected as Germany’s growth data matched initial estimates. On a quarterly basis GDP came in at 0 percent. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

Barclays is hosting over 100 clinics across the UK for businesses from March to help firms navigate the latest stages of Brexit. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

The pound US dollar exchange rate edged slightly higher today to trade in the region of $ 1.306. GBP/USD gained as Theresa May indicated that progress had been made in Brexit discussions and the Federal Open Market Committee adopted a cautious stance in the meeting minutes from the last policy gathering. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

This morning, disappointing manufacturing data from the Eurozone weighed on the euro, helping the GBP/EUR exchange rate trade in the region of €1.153. Flash PMI data showed that in February, Germany’s services PMI rose to 55.1, a five-month high, with the composite figure jumping to a four-month high. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

Thermapen, Britain’s best-selling food thermometer brand and TV cooking show staple, is moving into the baby market with a model designed to safeguard infants and combat parents’ heat safety and weaning worries.  Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

UK sports surfaces supplier SIS Pitches is heading for a £55 million plus turnover this year after a string of stellar World Cup appearances and international contract wins for its ground-breaking turf technology. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

No one really knows what the driving forces behind bitcoin’s recent surge are. At best, they’re a combination of the sudden announcement by JP Morgan that the 124-year-old establishment is finally embracing cryptocurrency or that the latest Samsung phone comes complete with a crypto wallet. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

While the pound advanced to a two-week high against the euro yesterday, GBP/EUR has since fallen below €1.150 to trade in the region of €1.149. Yesterday Sterling was buoyed by sturdy UK wage growth and unemployment figures and Brexit speculation. The euro, meanwhile, came under pressure as data continued painting a gloomy picture of the Eurozone economy. Daily Express :: ...