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Pound falls to two-year low as currency markets lose faith in UK economy
Sterling fell to a two-year low on Monday as currency markets signalled their waning confidence in the UK economy's ability to exit the longest depression in 80 years. The pound, which has tumbled by 8% in recent weeks, fell to $1.51 as investors digested the loss of Britain's AAA credit status and the increasingly gloomy economic outlook from independent forecasters. As recently as December it was trading at $1.63. The ratings agency Moody's, which downgraded the UK to the lower AA1, joined many analysts in predicting that the economy will be held back by a longer than expected period of low growth and bigger debt ... (full story)
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