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The exchange rate has crept up slightly this morning to €1.153, up from a low of €1.148 yesterday. Sterling has continued to recover after a dismal performance last week against the euro. Despite having a long climb before reaching monthly highs of €1.192, the pound’s upward trend shows signs of encouragement. But as the general […]
It’s been a disappointing week for the UK currency, but the sharp rise in the exchange rate this morning could signal the end of the struggle. The pound has jumped back to €1.15 after sinking to €1.14 on Friday. Despite the increase, sterling still has a long climb ahead to reach monthly highs of €1.19. […]
GBP is buying €1.16, down from highs of €1.18 this time last week. The pound has continued its downward slide as the latest polling data is released. Theresa May‘s lead in the polls has halved since last weekend, after the Prime Minister announced her manifesto on Thursday. Figures show Jeremy Corbyn is narrowing gap with […]
AP Photo/Lee Jin-man SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Exit polls in South Korea forecast that liberal candidate Moon Jae-in will win an election Tuesday to succeed ousted President Park Geun-hye. Official results weren’t expected for hours, but the exit poll of about 89,000 voters at 330 polling stations, jointly commissioned by three major television stations […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images A conglomerate of top pollsters released an autopsy report last week on polling in the 2016 election — specifically, what went wildly wrong in overwhelming predictions of a Hillary Clinton presidency. The analysis, released Thursday by the American Association for Public Opinion Research, found that the biggest culprit was state-level polling underestimating the […]
Thomson Reuters PARIS – Polls have opened on the final round of the French election. After a tumultuous election campaign filled with scandal and surprises, French voters will decide on Sunday whether a pro-European Union centrist or an anti-EU, anti-immigration far-rightist will lead them for the next five years. Opinion polls indicate they will pick […]
Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – Three polls on Saturday showed a rise in support for the opposition Labour party, although the governing Conservative party maintained a commanding lead. The polls showed the party of British Prime Minister Theresa May remained between 11 and 17 points ahead of Labour, still enough to deliver a clear victory as […]
The exchange rate is currently at 1.18, rising 0.01 after it was found that Macron and Marine Le Pen will be going head to head for the premiership in France. Anti-EU Front National leader Marine Le Pen and centrist favourite Emmanuel Macron have surged through the first round of the French presidential election. Mr Macron, […]
President Donald Trump set another record low approval rating as he concludes his first 100 days in office, though his core supporters largely support his brief tenure. A Washington Post/ABC poll released on Sunday showed the new president with the lowest approval rating at this point of any president since the polling began in 1945 […]
Published time: 23 Apr, 2017 06:06Edited time: 23 Apr, 2017 06:14 The French are heading to the ballot boxes to cast their votes in a tight first round of their country’s presidential race. Four of the eleven candidates are believed to have a realistic chance of moving into Elysee Palace. Sunday’s election will determine the […]
