By JAMES FITZGERALD
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| SNEAK PEEK |
— U.K. government scared of seizing Russian assets, MP says.
— Treasury talks tough on fraud with new rules for banks.
— City minister summons banks to chat growth.
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Absolute ripper of a newsletter today, if we do say so ourselves. Read on to get the latest on why an influential MP thinks … Read more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas last week seized more than $4 million worth of methamphetamine concealed inside vegetables.
The bizarre discovery came Friday at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility in Pharr, Texas. CBP officers with the Office of Field Operations encountered a tractor trailer arrived from Mexico.
An officer referred the vehicle for further inspection. A physical inspection of the cargo resulted in the discovery of 2,232 packages weighing nearly 500 pounds.
The packages contained what
On Thursday, we are likely to see another notch up in the Base Rate – to 5.25 or even 5.5 per cent – as the Bank of England battles against the economic evil that is inflation. A war it was ill prepared for and one it has yet to win. Heads will roll, that’s for sure.
For many borrowers, higher interest rates are wretched news. But for savers, they provide an opportunity to earn a juicier stream of income.
Savers
