Sterling's slide accelerates - papers 19 August

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Sterling continued its sharp slide against the dollar ahead of housing and inflation data out of the US today. It was trading around $1.8586 in the early morning in London, reports The Telegraph.

Brixton, the property company, took to quoting lyrics from the Bob Dylan song - “All along the Watchtower” – to sum up the beleaguered commercial real estate market. The group's net asset value per share - a key measure for property companies - slumped 17.8pc.However the company, which is the biggest owner of industrial property in the UK, did see a 13.5pc rise in rental income and lifted its interim dividend 2.1pc to 4.9p. Fresnillo, the world’s biggest primary silver producer, reported a 45pc rise in first-half profits to $202m (£108m) pre-tax driven by demand for the metal. High av...

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