UK economy

Image for FTSE 100 dips as Shell weighs, investors eye US tariffs
Finance

FTSE 100 dips as Shell weighs, investors eye US tariffs

(Reuters) -London's main stock indexes were mixed on Monday as investors focused on corporate update...

7th July, 2025

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Finance

UK's Renold sees weaker early fiscal 2026 demand on market uncertainty

(Reuters) -British industrial machinery maker Renold said on Monday that early fiscal 2026 product s...

7th July, 2025

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Finance

UK house prices stagnated in June, Halifax data shows

(Reuters) -British house prices stagnated month-on-month during June, as economists polled by Reuter...

7th July, 2025

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UK's Reeves announces National Wealth Fund investment in carbon capture

LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves will announce on Monday a 28.6 million poun...

6th July, 2025

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UK firms lose taste for US investment, Deloitte survey shows

By Andy Bruce (Reuters) -The attractiveness of the United States as an investment destination has pl...

6th July, 2025

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UK police arrest over 20 supporters of now banned pro-Palestine group

LONDON (Reuters) -British police arrested over 20 people on suspicion of terrorism offences after th...

5th July, 2025

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UK lawmaker from Farage's Reform removes himself from the party

LONDON (Reuters) -A British lawmaker from Nigel Farage's Reform UK party, James McMurdock, has remov...

5th July, 2025

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Sterling heads for weekly loss as fiscal concerns loom

By Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -Sterling was poised for a weekly loss on Friday, marking a lacklustre...

4th July, 2025

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Ex-Janus Henderson analyst jailed in UK for six years for insider dealing

LONDON (Reuters) -A former Janus Henderson analyst was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday fo...

4th July, 2025

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Finance

Britain's Lindsey oil refinery has enough crude to run for a few weeks, consultancy Woodmac says

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's insolvent Lindsey oil refinery faces shutdown within three weeks with th...

4th July, 2025

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Welfare cuts U-turn shows extent of UK's fiscal challenges, S&P says

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The inability of Britain's government to make cuts to welfare spendi...

4th July, 2025

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In new threat to UK's Labour, former leader Corbyn in talks to start new party

LONDON (Reuters) -The former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn announced on Friday he was in talks to star...

4th July, 2025