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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 2 June 2021 - Sterling gains a second wind
Description: "Official data shows that the UK recorded zero deaths from Covid-19 yesterday. This is the first time this has happened in 445 days. Despite it probably being due to the delay in reporting data over the bank Holiday weekend, it is being seen in the media as both a significant step in the recovery and a reason for the Government to press ahead with the full reopening in three weeks’ time.
Continuing the theme of positive news for the recovery, data yesterday showed that UK manufacturing output grew at its fastest rate in nearly 30 years and house prices rose by the la...