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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 :: Finance Feed

UNIVERSAL CREDIT and Pension Credit claimants, as well as some other recipients of certain benefits may be able to get a payment of £25 under the Cold Weather Payment. Where has the payment been triggered so far this year? Daily Express :: Finance Feed

PENSION: New figures published yesterday by the Office for National Statistics has shown that the average age of people stopping work in the UK has risen in the past 20 years. What is the current average retirement age for men and women – is it linked to the changes in state pension age? Daily Express :: Finance Feed

JUNIOR Individual Savings Accounts – which are also known as Junior ISAs – are long-term, tax-free savings accounts which can be opened for children. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

THE pound euro exchange rate plummeted by 1 percent today, with the pairing currently trading around €1.178 amid reports that Prime Minister Boris Johnson could create a possible no-deal cliff-edge by legislating a late December 2020 deadline for the UK’s Brexit transition period. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

THE pound slumped against the US dollar, as markets worried about the possibility of a hard Brexit at the end of 2020, leaving the pairing trading at around $ 1.315. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

AFTER decking the halls families are going one better this Christmas and decking the panes too, says Snow Windows, the artwork and murals specialist whose stencil designs are sparking a new festive trend. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

THE pound has plummeted against the euro and US dollar with Boris Johnson set to throw down the gauntlet to the EU. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

The pound is trading statically against the euro today following the publication of weak flash PMI data, with GBP/EUR lingering around €1.199. The Pound stormed higher last week on the back of the UK election result and Sterling has largely retained those gains as traders remain optimistic that Boris Johnson will be able to deliver his Brexit deal and get ...

The GBP/USD exchange rate is currently trading at $ 1.335, having struck a high of $ 1.342 earlier in the session. The pound’s slight decline comes in response to the UK’s latest PMI figures as they came in weaker-than-expected this morning. Daily Express :: Finance Feed