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The pound sterling has fallen to its lowest ever level against the us dollar. in early asia trading, sterling fell to just over 1.03 before regaining ground to about 1.05. the pound has been under pressure as the dollar has been boosted by the us central bank raising interest rates, and it follows the announcement on friday by the announcement on friday by the new uk chancellor kwasi kwarteng unveiling historic tax cuts funded by very high increases in borrowing. we can join the bbc corresponden...

Highest interest rate, folks, not investors the central bank will keep higher rates until inflation comes down. home buyers mortgage rates well above 6% here, new home sells coming later this week to show us whats happening in the housing market with these higher rates. the british pound plunging to a new record low, falling more than 4% against u.s. dollar. cnn clarissa popping in live from london. i woke up to this headline, wow. this has been, what, predictions of the pound could plum met f...

Environmentalists. they love no guns. they dont want the police officers to have guns. thats their image. when i was over there in the u.k. last week. everyone i seems to talk to say they are paying extra to watch fox news over there and they agree with the american politics and agree with conservatives over here. what are the top issues of europeans now? >> look, i think that a lot of brits at the moment feel exactly the same challenges and concerns that are felt through the rest of europe. and...

Go higher, and the pound in your pocket wont go as far. the currency fell dramatically on friday and dropped sharply again this morning, touching its lowest level ever, just above $1.03, before recovering some ground. here is why. 0n above $1.03, before recovering some ground. here is why. on friday, the chancellor abandoned planned tax rises and announced a swathe of tax cuts instead. i rises and announced a swathe of tax cuts instead-— cuts instead. i can announce today that we will _ cuts i...

Hugh tizard as well. thats all the sport from me at the moment. you can see right up to date from all the sport news on the bbc website. i will see you again in the next hour. you very much indeed. lets return now to the fears of soaring interest rates as the bank of england could be forced to act as the value of the pound fell to a record low against the dollar overnight, following the uk governments announcement of large tax cuts funded by borrowing. in asian trading, sterling fell 4% close to...

26 past the hour. and take a look at seattle as commuters get ready to hit the roads. some of them already out there. and this morning, theyre dealing with the national average price of gas which is back under $4 per gallon. the first time since march. is this temporary? nbc news correspondent tom costello reports. >> reporter: this morning more relief at the pump and coming below a key number, gas prices dropping below $4 a gallon for the first time since march. prices skyrocketed this summer a...

Gas prices but inflation and so on. just to remind viewers, remember where we were when you look at the number we hit in mid-june of the average cost of a gallon of gas at $5.02, well below what we see now, $3.99. that $1.03 can go a long way. remind viewers of what the last year has been. yesterday alone the national cost of average according to aaa was at 4.01. were still very far from reaching where we were a year ago, at $3.19. there is hope among economists this will continue on a downward ...

After glowing reviews from critics this week, many of us expected Elden Ring to be in solid shape once the game launched. Unfortunately today, many players, especially those on PC, found out that the game has some major performance issues. Now, publisher Bandai Namco has acknowledged those problems, promising that patches are on the way. …

@conradprabhu - Resurgent oil prices averaging $57.4 per barrel during the first nine months of this year helped slash the Sultanate of Oman’s budget deficit to RO 1,030 million, representing an impressive 58 per cent decline compared to the corresponding figure of RO 2,448 million for the Jan - Sept period of 2020.Figures released by the Ministry of...

The number ofjob vacancies in the uk have hit a record high as the economic recovery continues. new figures from the office for national statistics show the number of people in work, has also rebounded to levels not seen since before the pandemic. our business correspondent ben thompson is with me. so whats caused this ben? good, encouraging news? yes, it makes a change _ good, encouraging news? yes, it makes a change i _ good, encouraging news? yes, it makes a change i can _ good, encouraging n...