The British pound was hands down the best performing currency today as it rose against the US dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen. This was partially due to dollar weakness and the expectation that tomorrow’s consumer price figures will be hot.
Like the rest of the world, the UK has not been immune [...]

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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 4:48minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
In the Financial Papers:

 
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Consumer Confidence Hits 28 Year Lows
Consumer Prices Hot on Headline Level, Tepid on Core
Oil Falls as Saudi Arabia’s al-Naimi Says Meeting Will `Stabilize’ Prices
Stimulus Checks Aid [...]

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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 4:14minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
In the Financial Papers:

 
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US Retail Sales Increase More than Expected
Japan to Raise Meat Prices as Corn Boosts Feed Costs
ECB Tells Market Rate Hike Likely to be One-Off
The topics at [...]

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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 4:01 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
In the Financial Papers:

 
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- Bank of Canada Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
- Oil Prices Drive US Trade Deficit Higher
- Bernanke Reiterates Concern for Inflation
- Oil Jump Catches Speculators Off [...]

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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 5:14 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
In the Financial Papers:

 
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Fed Chairman Kohn Paints Dour Picture
Japan Weighs Releasing Rice Reserves
Vietnam Considers Ending Rice Export Curbs
Is Inflation NExt Fight for the Fed?
UK Rentals See Boom as [...]

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