Farage's potential win could reinforce anti-establishment sentiment, impacting future political strategies and voter alignments in the UK.
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Coinbase has secured a landmark regulatory approval in the UK, receiving authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority to provide investment services through a MiFID license — a move that fundamentally reshapes what British users can do on a crypto platform. This is not a minor compliance update. It is the most significant product expansion Coinbase has made in the UK since it entered the market, and it arrives at a moment when the country is actively building the regulatory architecture that will govern digital finance for years to come. Key takeaways Coinbase received FCA authorization via a MiFID license, enabling it to offer regulated investment services in the UK. UK retail customers can now trade equities on Coinbase for the first time. Institutional and advanced traders gain access to derivatives including perpetual futures on crypto, equities, and commodities. Al
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Rabobank’s Senior FX Strategist Jane Foley highlights that the British Pound (GBP) has been a strong G10 performer this year, supported by sticky United Kingdom (UK) inflation, Bank of England (BoE) rate expectations and inbound M&A flows. However, Foley warns that excess economic capacity, high government debt and political uncertainty around Burnham’s incoming Labour government and fiscal stance could weigh on GBP, with EUR/GBP seen higher by year-end. Feel good for now “The pound is the second best performing G10 currency in the month to date after the NOK. In the year to date the pound is fourth place in the G10 performance table. The UK’s recent history of sticky inflation and the swing in short-term interest rates at the start of the Iran war to pricing in BoE rate hikes can partly explain GBP’s resilience.” “Despite this month’s better tone, we don’t see GBP as being fr
Farage's resignation and party boycott highlight electoral instability, raising questions about political accountability and market confidence.
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Farage's resignation and financial scrutiny could weaken his political influence, while opposition unites tactically, impacting Reform UK's future.
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July update projects GDP growth of 1% this year, making UK the third fastest-growing economy in the G7
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its growth forecast for the UK, while leaving those for other G7 countries weaker or unchanged, amid hopes the economic impact of the Iran war may be less severe than feared.
In a July update of its World Economic Outlook, which was finalised before the latest outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East, the Washington-based organisation projected UK gross domestic product to grow by 1% this year – up 0.2 percentage points from its April forecast.
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The scrutiny over Farage's gift highlights growing concerns about crypto's influence in politics and the need for regulatory clarity.
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Coinbase, the popular crypto exchange, has achieved another regulatory achievement. In this respect, Coinbase has secured investment services approval in the United Kingdom under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) framework. As Coinbase revealed in its official press release, the authorization permits it to broaden beyond crypto, providing access to derivatives and equities alongside digital assets. Thus, the move denotes the biggest expansion of the UK product stack since entering the market. Today marks our biggest ever expansion of Coinbase UK’s product suite. We’ve now secured an investment services authorisation in the UK, enabling us to soon offer both equities and derivatives. Another step to bringing the everything exchange worldwide. pic.twitter.com/sns3IGRHHM — Coinbase 🛡️ (@coinbase) July 7, 2026 Coinbase Increases UK Offerings with Exclusi
