Julia Blondin has a set of banknotes handed down to her from her ... continued to print the sterling currency during the Second World War, despite being under the control of German forces.

Sterling falls sharply versus yen BoJ to debate ... policy divergence after last week's sell-off in gilts and the pound. Money markets priced in around 50 bps of rate hikes by the Bank of Japan ...

The pound was little changed on Thursday as markets were focused on a raft of major central bank meetings that will culminate with the Bank of England next week. Sterling stood at $1.2441 ...