UK economy

Image for Sterling holds steady ahead of BoE rate decision
Finance

Sterling holds steady ahead of BoE rate decision

LONDON (Reuters) -The pound traded mostly steady on Wednesday, as traders marked time ahead of a Ban...

6th August, 2025

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Finance

UK construction activity falls by most in five years, survey shows

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Activity in Britain's construction sector fell by the most in mo...

6th August, 2025

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Headlines

UK's Reeves heading for 'impossible' choices in this year's budget, think tank says

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves faces an "impossible t...

5th August, 2025

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Finance

CEO of UK's water regulator Ofwat to step down

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Ofwat said on Tuesday its chief executive, David Black, would step down...

5th August, 2025

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Finance

CEO of UK's water regulator to step down, Sky News reports

LONDON (Reuters) -The chief executive of British water regulator Ofwat, David Black, is to step down...

5th August, 2025

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Finance

UK services sector orders fall by most since 2022, PMI shows

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Businesses in Britain's services sector reported the biggest dro...

5th August, 2025

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Finance

Sterling firms against dollar as markets look to BoE rate guidance

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) -Sterling edged higher against the dollar and fell versus the euro on T...

5th August, 2025

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Finance

London stocks pare gains after US data, assess strong earnings

(Reuters) -British equities rose on Tuesday, as investor confidence was lifted by upbeat results fro...

5th August, 2025

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Headlines

UK pay body expects minimum wage to rise 4.1% in 2026

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's main minimum wage rate will probably need to rise 4.1%...

5th August, 2025

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Headlines

UK to start implementing migrant returns deal with France within days

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said it will begin implementing a deal to return some migrants who arrive...

5th August, 2025

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Finance

Travis Perkins signals market share recovery, shares surge

(Reuters) -British building materials supplier Travis Perkins reported a 24% drop in first-half adju...

5th August, 2025

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Finance

Domino's UK cuts profit forecast as labour costs climb, shares plunge 20%

(Reuters) -Britain's Domino's Pizza Group lowered its annual core profit forecast on Tuesday, as an...

5th August, 2025