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The pound slumped against the euro as Brexit and election uncertainty led to disappointing PMI data, leaving the pairing trading around €1.163. Sterling slumped against a handful of currencies on Friday morning after flash UK PMI data revealed service sector output slumped to a 40-month low and the manufacturing downturn worsened. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

UNIVERSAL CREDIT is a payment which may help eligible recipients with their livings costs. Some may wonder whether they can get a bonus payment ahead of Christmas this year. How much is the Christmas Bonus and who will be eligible to receive it? Daily Express :: Finance Feed

The pound US dollar exchange rate fell by -0.50 percent today, with the pairing currently trading around $ 1.285 after the flash UK manufacturing PMI contracted to its lowest levels since the aftermath of the Brexit vote. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

CHILD BENEFIT is a payment which can be claimed by a parent, however new HM Revenue and Customs figures show that 200,000 couples are making a choice about the claim which could potentially have seriously negative financial implications for their state pension. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

BORIS JOHNSON appeared on BBC Question Time tonight during a Leaders Special ahead of the 2019 General Election. Kicking off the questions, the Prime Minister was asked about his position on support for the WASPI campaign. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

MARK SCOTT, the lawyer behind the $ 4bn OneCoin crypto scam has been found guilty in a New York court for his part in the global swindle. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

MARTIN LEWIS returned to the small screen today to share insight into some of the world’s latest deals, in a bid to help Britons make their money go further. During his segment on This Morning today, the founder of Money Saving Expert spoke about the new cheapest big loan. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

TSB bank customers have reported being “without wages” on Twitter today, after some payments into TSB accounts was delayed overnight. TSB has insisted it will ensure customers “are not left out-of-pocket” – how can people affected get emergency cash? Daily Express :: Finance Feed

STATE PENSION age changes for women have seen the state pension age rise from 60 for women, reaching 65 in November 2018, ahead of further increases in-line with the state pension age for men. After releasing the Green Party 2019 manifesto this week, the Green Party has exclusively told Express.co.uk that under the Universal Basic Income policy, “every single WASPI ...

STATE PENSION AGE changes for women have featured in the Labour Party 2019 manifesto, in which the party pledged to work with women born in the 1950s who have been affected by the state pension age changes for women to “design a system of recompense”. Daily Express :: Finance Feed