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...Deakin says his company had customers from Europe and the US “queueing up” for coronation cufflinks before their launch....
...“Here, the focus has mainly been on FMCG [fast moving consumer goods] products,” says Victoria Waugh, co-founder of V&V Sustainability Consultancy....
...Vintage gloves were appliquéd to elbows and the back of jackets — they flashed a V-sign, either for victory or peace. Simons achieved both....
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...Liz TrussI will not allow the anti-growth coalition to hold us back (Applause)....
...When she said “these events have touched us all, many of us personally, and are a painful legacy”, everyone knew she was remembering Prince Philip’s uncle Dickie Mountbatten, murdered by a Provisional IRA...
...Sterling dropped 0.7 per cent against the dollar to $1.3665, its lowest level since early February....
...Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has an efficacy rate of 97.6 per cent, its developers said, based on data from almost 4m people....
...Markets Sterling reached $1.40 today, its highest level since 2018, as investors anticipated a strong economic recovery following the UK’s rapid vaccination campaign....
...Get in touch with us anytime: Due.Diligence@ft.com. Will Spacs ever lose their sparkle?...
...The US dollar has tumbled the most in a decade this month, propelling sterling and the euro higher amid questions over the recovery of the world’s biggest economy and growing political uncertainty....
...“PMI numbers provide further evidence of what initially looks like a textbook V-shaped recovery,” said Carsten Brzeski, chief eurozone economist at ING....
...Andy Haldane, the BoE’s chief economist, has argued that the recent pick-up in consumer spending suggests a V-shaped recovery, while others on the MPC have argued that health concerns and fears over job...
...Our political and central bank leaders do not want us to be so unhappy that we want to change governments too quickly....
...Infineon’s gone to “overweight” at JP Morgan: There is mounting evidence of a global auto rebound as the US joins China’s already established V-shaped recovery....
...Further, BAT has confirmed a dividend payout ratio of 65% of adjusted diluted EPS and growth in sterling terms....
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...But if you still have the stomach for some thematically V-shaped marketing materials, here are a few highlights from the latest slide deck from David Kostin, Goldman Sachs’ US Equity Strategist. 11:00am...
...Top markets stories Hong Kong v Shanghai: the battle over China’s capital markets China’s central bank continues to load up on gold US has fewer listed public companies than China Markets Briefing is...
...What else we’re reading The People v Harvey Weinstein Only hours after Hollywood partied into the night, Harvey Weinstein hobbled up the steps to a New York City criminal court....
...Rate relief drops away in FY22 so the recovery profile, in EPS at least, is not V-shaped....
...Since 2016, we estimate the Kingfisher P&L has had an £81m transactional benefit from weaker sterling. FX could become a headwind once trade talks are agreed (or not)....
...(FT) Coaching v commanding Andrew Hill recounts how industrial group Linde won over sceptical staff in 2017 with a safety drive based on “active listening”....
...A long-time fan of knitting, the American artist Sterling Ruby launched a selection of sweaters earlier this year as part of his fashion line S.R. Studio. LA....
...Brent’s at $28 a barrel, down 4 per cent, and sterling’s off about 1 per cent at $1.25....
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