Wednesday, May 6

Economy

The deficit is now expected to be in excess of five percent of gross domestic product (GDP), Thomas Cazenave, minister for public accounts, told broadcaster Franceinfo

Sterling fell on Thursday after the Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged and Governor Andrew Bailey said Britain’s economy is “moving in the right direction” for the central bank to start cutting interest rates.

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