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BITCOIN celebrated its 11th birthday today with a dramatic price rise of almost $ 400. The sudden spike capped a restless start to the new year as the cryptocurrency bounced between $ 7,300 and $ 7,100. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

Dried fruits and seeds importer Ozgur Tarim is setting its sights on the tropics in 2020 after providing the festive fuel for millions of pies, puddings and cakes. Following start up 2017 the Essex-based business is forecasting a £26million turnover next year and has a 22 percent share of the UK market. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE GBP/USD exchange rate is currently trading at $ 1.311, up roughly 0.2 per cent from the session’s opening rate. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE POUND euro exchange rate held steady today, with the pairing currently trading around €1.176 after the Bank of England left its interest rates on hold at 0.75 per cent, despite another split on rates. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

A TEENAGER has been arrested in connection with a massive hacking operation that allegedly saw him steal a million dollars of cryptocurrency from the mobile phones of strangers. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

The pound was left flat against the euro today as Brexit pessimism increased and left markets fearing a hard Brexit next year, leaving the pairing trading at around €1.176. Sterling suffered further losses on Wednesday as traders continued to assess the risk of a disorderly Brexit at the end of 2020. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

A UK-based cryptocurrency exchange has shut down because of looming EU regulation. The new law from Brussels – AMLD5 – will force cryptocurrency exchanges to comply with the same regulations as other financial institutions, including submitting suspicious activity to regulators and greater customer scrutiny. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

The pound US dollar exchange rate dipped by -0.3 percent today, with the pairing currently trading around $ 1.308 after the UK year-on-year inflation figure held at a three-year low of 1.5 percent in November. The report also showed that UK inflation continues to undercut the Bank of England’s target of 2 percent by a wide margin. Daily Express :: ...

DECKING the halls never stops for designer Jojo Bradley whose interiors business reworks the old and creates the new, giving spaces in homes of all sizes a fresh lease of life. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

BITCOIN’S topsy-turvy 2019 has seen the world’s most popular cryptocurrency reach a series of wide-ranging highs and lows as the unstable rollercoaster approaches the end of this year’s wild ride. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed