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Business & market insights this week UK Protecting banks and organisations over the average Joe public The UK’s economic outlook for the next week remains stable, with no major shifts expected. The Bank of England is set to keep interest rates unchanged, despite some improvements in inflation and wage growth data. Inflation has eased to around 2%, and services inflation is continuing to slow, which will support consumer spending. However, uncertainty remains regarding the labour market and geopolitical risks, such as energy price fluctuations, due to Israel’s war in the middle east. Economic growth for 2024 is projected to be…

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US election 2024: Swingstate Arizona Arizona played a pivotal role in the 2020 election, helping the Democrats secure the presidency by narrowly flipping in their favour for the first time since the 1990s. As a border state with hundreds of miles along the U.S.-Mexico line, Arizona has become central to the nation’s immigration debate. While border crossings have decreased from record highs, immigration remains a top concern for voters. What Donald Trump has said Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised Kamala Harris’s handling of immigration, as she was tasked by President Joe Biden with addressing the border crisis. Trump has also…

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Starmer flies off to the US to give money & escalate the war Sir Keir is in Washington for talks with US President Joe Biden on Friday, as allies of Kyiv discuss giving Ukraine permission to fire their missiles at targets inside Russia. This will be seen as an escalation by Putin. He told Russian state television that this would “mean nothing other than the direct participation of NATO countries – the US and European countries – in the war in Ukraine.” Alongside the license Starmer will be pledging to give more financial support to Ukraine specifically at a time…

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‘Sport’s trial of the century to begin’ BBC sports editor Dan Roan writes: Finally, after years of build-up, perhaps English football’s biggest and most controversial contest is set to begin. On one side, the Premier League. On the other, its defending champions and dominant force Manchester City. City face 115 charges for allegedly breaking the financial rules of the competition they have won for a record-breaking four consecutive seasons. Those charges will be heard at an independent hearing, which is set to start on Monday at an unknown location, subject to any late legal delays. Billed as sport’s ‘trial of…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

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