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UK launches taskforce for potential Bank of England digital currency – Sunak By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak announced on Monday the launch of a new taskforce for a potential Bank of England central bank digital currency and other measures to promote international share-trading. "We're launching a new taskforce between the Treasury and the Bank of England to coordinate exploratory work on a potential central bank digital currency," Sunak told a financial industry conference. "Alongside this we will set up a new financial market infrastructure 'sandbox' for firms innovating with technologies like distributed ledger technologies," he added. Sunak also said the government would consult...

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Bank of England to assess case for UK digital currency By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England said that a new taskforce on a potential central bank digital currency, announced earlier on Monday by finance minister Rishi Sunak, would consult widely before making a decision on whether to implement one. "The Government and the Bank of England have not yet made a decision on whether to introduce a CBDC in the UK, and will engage widely with stakeholders on the benefits, risks and practicalities of doing so," the BoE said. The taskforce will be chaired by BoE Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe and the finance...

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More Irish-British trade diverted via Northern Ireland post-Brexit – port boss By Reuters

DUBLIN (Reuters) - More firms are shipping goods between Ireland and Britain via Northern Ireland to avoid post-Brexit red tape and delays, the head of Dublin Port said on Monday, describing it as a "worrying" and potentially permanent development. The introduction of checks on some goods since neighbouring Britain left the European Union's trading orbit on Dec. 31 has led to a sharp fall in trade between the two countries and a big increase in shipping routes from Ireland to mainland Europe. However the chief executive of Dublin Port said some cargo is also being...

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European soccer club shares jump after Super League announcement By Reuters

MILAN (Reuters) - Shares in Italian soccer club Juventus and England's Manchester United jumped on Monday after they and ten other top European clubs launched a breakaway Super League. Juventus' share price surged as much as 10% as shareholders welcomed the move that sets up a rival to UEFA's established Champions League, Europe's most prestigious club competition, and sparks a bitter battle for the sport's lucrative revenues. Shares in England's Manchester United rose 5% in thin pre-market trading. United's main listing is on the New York Stock Exchange that begins trading later. Announcement of the...

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Exclusive: Britain’s Kantar nears $1.5 billion deal to buy Vista-backed Numerator, says source By Reuters

By Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) - British market research firm Kantar is in final talks to buy U.S. rival Numerator from Vista Equity Partners in a deal worth about $1.5 billion, a source with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. The deal, expected to be announced imminently, will see Kantar taking full control of the U.S. firm which specialises in providing market intelligence and has been backed by buyout fund Vista since 2017. Kantar declined to comment. Vista was not immediately available for comment. ...

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Johnson Matthey signs raw materials supply agreements with Nornickel and SQM By Investing.com

By Samuel Indyk Investing.com – Johnson Matthey today announced new raw material supply agreements and a new strategic partnership for sustainable battery materials production. Strategic partnership for sustainable battery material production The company has agreed a strategic partnership with Finnish Minerals Group to locate a second commercial plant for eLNO cathode materials with nameplate capacity of 30kT, in Finland. The company chose Finland due to its favourable battery materials ecosystem, offering reliable access to renewable energy, sustainable raw materials and proximity to major European automotive OEM and cell manufacturers. As part of the agreement,...

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Navalny ally says “no hope of good news” on his health By Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - An ally of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said there was no hope of receiving good news on the health of the hunger-striking opposition politician on Monday. Navalny, a prominent opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, started refusing food on March 31 in protest at what he said was the refusal of prison authorities to provide him with adequate medical care for acute leg and back pain. Speaking to the Ekho Moskvy radio station, Lyubov Sobol said Navalny's allies hoped to receive information about his health closer to the end of the...

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Analysis: Cabling Italy: what price the single network as Rome dithers? By Reuters

By Stephen Jewkes, Elvira Pollina and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN (Reuters) - When mayor Filippo Tripoli got a phone call from Telecom Italia (MI:TLIT) last December to cable his town in Sicily he was taken by surprise. Bagheria, population 55,000, had already been cabled by rival Open Fiber and another network seemed extravagant. "It knocked me sideways," Tripoli said. "What's the point of cabling a place that has already been cabled once." Open Fiber finished work in Bagheria earlier this year and is now busy resurfacing the streets. Telecom Italia (TIM) has just started,...

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Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.01% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.01%. The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 5.66% or 152.0 points to trade at 2839.0 at the close. Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) added 3.32% or 98.0 points to end at 3050.0 and Seiko Epson Cor (T:6724) was up 2.98% or 57.0 points...

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FTSE 100 rises on miners, industrials boost; midcaps hit record high By Reuters

(Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 edged higher on Monday as heavyweight mining and industrial stocks gained, while shares of Melrose Industries jumped on a sale plan of its unit. The blue-chip index rose 0.1%, with shares of the British engineer gaining 0.3% after it agreed to sell its Nortek Air Management business for 2.62 billion pounds ($3.63 billion) to Chicago-based Madison Industries. Miners added 0.2% as they tracked higher metal prices. [MET/L] However, gains were capped as energy stocks declined more than 1% on lower crude prices. [O/R] The domestically focussed mid-cap FTSE 250 index...

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