Wealth of richest 1% 'equal to other 99%'

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January 18, 2016 7:54 PM

Oxfam predicted that the 1% would overtake the rest of the world this time last year.

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The richest 1% now has as much wealth as the rest of the world combined, according to Oxfam. It uses data from Credit Suisse from October for the report, which urges leaders meeting in Davos this week to take action on inequality.

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3. We go to the currency market now where

Currency Buying Selling

Dollar 3.80 4.00

Pound Sterling 5.58 5.60

Euro 4.14 4.50

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