Misery for Rachel Reeves as pound slumps after ‘disappointingly small’ retail sales rise
The data weighed heavily on the pound, which dropped against the dollar, euro, and yen as investors digested signs of a sluggish recovery in household spending.
The data weighed heavily on the pound, which dropped against the dollar, euro, and yen as investors digested signs of a sluggish recovery in household spending.
US President Donald Trump used his Truth Social platform to launch an extraordinary attack on Jerome Powell, head of the US Federal Reserve.
It comes as UK 10-year borrowing costs rose to their highest level since the financial crisis of 2008.