UK gives above-inflation pay rises again to public sector workers

UK gives above-inflation pay rises again to public sector workers
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UK gives above-inflation pay rises again to public sector workers
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Last week, shares of several major European and American vaccine manufacturers dropped in response to the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services, given his well-known anti-vaccine stance. This added pressure to Moderna (MRNA) shares, which have been in a downtrend (illustrated by the red channel)….
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Takaichi’s landslide election win revives reflation trades, lifting stocks but renewing pressure on the yen as officials warn intervention remains firmly on the table. Yen is weaker in very early trade: As is usual for a Monday morning, market liquidity is very thin until it improves as more Asian centres come online … prices are…