Royal Mint reveals coin portrait of King Charles III

Newsletter Sep 30, 2022 [ International Business Times]( [Royal Mint reveals coin portrait of King Charles III]( The first coins bearing the king's portrait will be a special ₤5 coin and a 50 pence coin commemorating the life of Queen Elizabeth II. [Scale of UK's market slide spells out home truths]( This week's plunge in UK financial assets accelerated a longer historic decline signalling a loss of confidence among international investors that Britain may find hard to restore.  [Learn more about Jeeng]( [Queen Elizabeth II died of 'old age': death certificate]( The certificate released by the National Records of Scotland shows her death was registered on September 16 by the queen's only daughter, Princess Anne. [Barclays to pay $361 million over securities selling blunder]( The bank had failed to implement any internal controls to track such transactions in real time, the SEC found. [Euro zone bond yields rise, focus on UK gilts, inflation data]( Euro zone government bond yields rose on Thursday as German data shifted the market focus to surging inflation, while gilt investors resumed selling after the Bank of England (BoE) stepped in to quell a storm the day before. [EU leaders to meet over 'sabotage' of Nord Stream gas pipelines]( EU leaders will discuss next week what the bloc has denounced as sabotage on the subsea Nord Stream gas pipelines, an EU official said on Thursday, adding that the incident had changed the nature of the conflict in Ukraine fundamentally. [EU heads for deal on energy windfall levies, edges towards gas price caps]( European Union countries are poised to approve a package of emergency measures including windfall profit levies on energy companies on Friday, at a meeting where states will also lock horns over whether to cap gas prices. [UK's PM defends 'difficult' tax cuts despite market turmoil]( UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday defended her tax cutting policy after days of silence during which markets tanked and the Bank of England was forced into an emergency intervention. [EU grapples with runaway energy prices]( The EU on Friday will seek urgent ways to bring down skyrocketing energy prices as winter looms. [BBC to cut hundreds of jobs at World Service]( Nearly 400 staff at BBC World Service will lose their jobs as part of a cost-cutting programme and move to digital platforms. [Finland to join European neighbours in shutting out Russian tourists]( Finland said on Thursday it would close its border to Russian tourists at midnight, shutting off the last remaining direct land route to the European Union for them as thousands of Russians seek to avoid conscription into the war in Ukraine. [Germany agrees 200 bln euro package to shield against surging energy prices]( German Chancellor Olaf Scholz set out a 200 billion euro ($194 billion) "defensive shield" on Thursday to protect companies and consumers against the impact of soaring energy prices. [Meta to freeze hiring to tighten budget: report]( Zuckerberg said during an earnings call that teams would shrink in order to "reallocate our energy" as it battled a turbulent economy and the rising phenomenon of TikTok. [Amazon, major publishers win dismissal of antitrust lawsuits over book pricing]( According to the plaintiffs, Amazon commands 90% of retail e-book sales and 50% of print trade book sales, while the publishers account for 80% of both kinds of books. [Analysis-Genting aims to upend Macau casino landscape in bidding war]( Malaysian group Genting has emerged as a strong contender to unseat an incumbent Macau casino operator for a new license, analysts and executives say, unleashing possibly the biggest shakeup in the world's largest gambling hub in over two decades. [Putin to declare annexation of Ukrainian lands in major escalation of war]( At a ceremony denounced by Ukraine as a "Kremlin freak show", Russian President Vladimir Putin will proclaim the annexation of four Ukrainian regions on Friday, escalating his seven-month war and taking it into an unpredictable new phase. You Might Like    [Learn more about Jeeng]( [IBTimes]( IBTimes will always protect your security and privacy. Please read our detailed [Privacy Policy.]( Please do not reply to this email. [Click here]( to adjust your notification preferences or unsubscribe. © Copyright 2022 IBTimes LLC. All Rights Reserved. IBTimes LLC, 33 Whitehall ST FL 7, New York, NY 10004 U.S.A, New York, New York 10004, United States You may [unsubscribe]( or [change your contact details]( at any time.