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PUB operator JD Wetherspoon issued a new beer mat today highlighting its support for the British fishing industry and accusing business leaders of “misleading” the public on Brexit. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

The UK Government is reportedly pushing changes to EU-wide legislation which would mean that the many global Bitcoin exchanges are obliged to carry out due diligence on customers and report and suspicious transactions. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

PORTUGAL’S finance minister, Mário Centeno will be the next president of the Eurogroup after receiving a majority vote from his 18 eurozone counterparts in Brussels on Monday. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

BITCOIN’S incredible surge has dwarfed the market capitalisation of the annual output of entire economies, as well as the estimated worth of some notable billionaires. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE UK is set to save £470 million-a-year by axing unnecessary spending on EU agencies, according to new research. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

EUROPEAN Council President Donald Tusk cancelled a trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories planned for this week due to a “critical moment” in Brexit negotiations, an EU official has confirmed Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE pound is trading in a narrow range against the euro this morning as investors await a key meeting between Theresa May and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels later today. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE pound is expected to rally behind Prime Minister Theresa May today as she heads to Brussels in the latest attempt to break the trade talk deadlock. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

A CRACKDOWN on the virtual currency Bitcoin has been announced by the Treasury in a bid to stop criminals such as money launders and tax using the anonymous trade. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

BRITAIN’s biggest banks have closed or are closing more than 2,000 branches since 2015, according to consumer watchdog Which? Daily Express :: City and Business Feed