BERLIN (Reuters) – German households stocking up on daily essentials ahead of anticipated lock-down and quarantine measures caused retail sales in Germany to surge far beyond expectations in February, official data showed on Wednesday. On the year, retail sales jumped 6.4% on an adjusted basis, far outstripping the expectations of analysts, who had forecast an […]
By Gabriel Burin and Vuyani Ndaba BUENOS AIRES/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Emerging market currencies are at significant risk of weakening this month as the coronavirus epidemic expands, putting pressure on policymakers to step up efforts to prevent further economic damage, a Reuters poll showed. The about-face in fortunes comes just weeks after these currencies climbed to […]
A heartbroken mother who has been battling with grief for years following her son’s tragic death has been killed in a car crash. Paula Tiffin, from Washington in Sunderland, was killed after the car she was in crashed into a garden wall as it was chased by police. She was the passenger in the vehicle […]
