The two posts that matter to the market , Chancellor and Business secretary, the post created for Peter Mandelson, are retained by their present holders in PM Brown’s new cabinet. Purchasing green bananas for the office canteen is not recommended for any of the Labour government. Cable trades just below 1.6000, consolidating its earlier losses with the market showing no great enthusiasm.
Darling, Mandelson stay
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