Report: UK consumer confidence hits two-year high, but ‘Burnham bounce’ may be fading – business live
A report from The Guardian — Business sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.
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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The oil price is dropping, following reports that the US and Iran are discussing a phased agreement to reopen the strait of Hormuz. The report also notes that Reuters reported that US and Iranian negotiators in New York are exploring “a phased path out of war” that would involve Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Washington lifting its economic blockade of Iran.
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