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Who is Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire Ineos boss and Man Utd co-owner?
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Bessent says Argentina peso bet was homerun deal
Posted onUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said his risky US gamble on Argentina’s currency has paid off. Bessent said American financial support had been repaid and the US no longer held any Argentine pesos in its exchange stabilisation fund. The US had purchased the then-plunging currency last year in an effort to stave off further turmoil…
Rising US prices could widen divide between haves and have-nots
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Households face dismal rise in spending power, says IFS
Posted onPritti Mistry,Business reporterand Archie Mitchell Getty Images Households are facing a “truly dismal” increase in living standards after the Budget, the head of an influential think tank has warned as it accused Labour of breaching its manifesto promise. Average disposable income – a measure of people’s earnings after tax – will rise by just 0.5%…
