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THE POUND edged higher against the dollar today thanks to better-than-expected UK labour market data, leaving the pairing trading around $ 1.305. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

A CANADIAN teenager has been charged with stealing $ 50m in cryptocurrency. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE POUND euro exchange rate edged higher today, with the pairing currently trading around €1.175 after November’s UK ILO unemployment rate remained at its lowest levels since the 1970s, while the number of people in work rose by a new record of 208,000. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

KINETIC Innovations, the maker of British invention the ski~mojo, a lightweight leg brace for skiers and boarders that boosts performance by reducing pain and tiredness, is now developing the device for other activities and as an aid for everyday use. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

The pound US dollar exchange rate is holding steady today, with the pairing currently trading around $ 1.299 as the odds of a Bank of England rate cut continue to rise following last week’s dovish commentary from two members of the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee . Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

An increase in hard Brexit fears left the pound muted against the euro, with the pairing trading around €1.172. Monday saw the pound remain under pressure following comments from Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid over fears about weaker ties between the UK and European Union following Brexit. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

BITCOIN’S unpredicted turnaround from a post-Christmas collapse has seen its value rocket towards $ 9,000. The festive season had been a barren wasteland of apathy as the original cryptocurrency began to celebrate its 11th birthday with a disinterested slump to $ 6,800. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

The pound to euro exchange rate held steady today, with the pairing currently trading around €1.171 after Germany’s year-on-year inflation figure for December confirmed forecasts and held at 1.5 percent. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

The pound US dollar exchange rate is holding steady today, with the pairing currently trading around $ 1.305 as the “greenback” is restrained by doubts over the newly inked US-China “phase one” trade deal. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

RAPPER Akon is set to build a 2,000 acre ‘crypto city’ in his homeland of Senegal. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed