guardian.co.uk - 1/20/2009
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Sterling tumbled to its lowest level against the dollar in seven-and-a-half years today, as traders digested the implications of the government's latest multibillion-pound lifeline to support the banking sector . On the foreign exchange markets the pound shed more than six cents to hit $1.3860, ...
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com - 1/22/2009
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The British Pound has imploded on fears of
bank nationalization and Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s plan to...
give the Bank of England unprecedented powers to buy securities. This chart paints the not so pretty picture. British Pound vs. US$ Monthly ...
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Pound Sinks As Britain Teeters On Edge Of Bankruptcy
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