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The British currency’s value against the dollar is still moving downwards, and has reached the levels last registered in the middle of the 1980s. Such a crush has provoked the discussions of the possible spiraling down, resulting in a possible undermining of credibility of British assets and a balance-of-payments crisis.

Google announces the launch of the latest Pixel 7 smartphone and the first smartwatch that is expected in early October. The Made by Google event, scheduled for Oct. 6 in New York, will introduce the flagship Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel Watch line.

Announcement of the main events of the second half of the current week

August figures of The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index, which evaluates the health of the agricultural economic segment, rose to the level of 117, and it is 14 points higher than the July measurements.

The Biden administration has banned U.S. technology companies that receive federal funding.

As a measure to slow down the domestic economy and reduce inflation from four-decade peaks, the Bank of Canada is planning another increase in the key rate, the fourth in recent times.

The McDonald’s company has updated its offer for the fall by adding a nostalgic treat to the menu. The company has reconsidered its own meal of more than thirty years ago, and the cheese Danish is back on the menu in the middle of September. A previous version of this pastry had been served at their restaurants for a short period of time in the 1980s.

China's central bank has reduced the amount of foreign currency that banks must hold in reserve in an attempt to support the country's rapidly weakening currency.

On Monday, the German vehicle trademark Volkswagen announced an initial public offering (IPO) of the iconic Porsche brand that is expected at the end of September — beginning of October. This would happen in case of a further development of the capital market.

According to Bloomberg News, liquefied natural gas production has recently begun by Gazprom. The first amounts were produced at a facility situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea not far from the starting point of the closed Nord Stream pipeline.