In the business news, the giant container ship blocking the Suez canal was finally freed after a week, allowing a traffic jam of some 400 other ships to start moving.
There is also a large floatation in the UK today, with the food delivery company Deliveroo floating on the stock market, one of the largest for a decade.
The UK will continue to bask in warm weather as it enjoys (a few) new-found freedoms. New research from the LSE found that property prices for detached houses with gardens, close to big cities, have risen fastest in the past year but that there was no “rush to the countryside” as some had reported.
On the currency markets the US dollar and GB pound were the strongest performers, at the euro’s expense, but with further volatility expected as we approach the month-end and Easter break.
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