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UK's Reeves sets out over 2 trillion pounds of spending to revive government

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves will divide up more than...

10th June, 2025

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Sterling weakens as soft labour market data supports UK rate cut bets

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -The British pound fell against the dollar and the euro on Tuesday...

10th June, 2025

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Modest UK economic growth to lead Bank of England to cut rates gradually: Reuters poll

By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) - The British economy will grow a mild 1% this year with the Ba...

10th June, 2025

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UK's FTSE 100 closes near record highs after labour data raises rate-cut bets

(Reuters) -London shares gained on Tuesday after soft labour market data cemented bets of more inter...

10th June, 2025

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UK pay growth slows as jobless rate rises to highest since 2021

By Suban Abdulla and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Pay growth in Britain slowed sharply and unemp...

10th June, 2025

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UK's Bellway raises home building forecast after strong spring

By Anandita Mehrotra (Reuters) -British homebuilder Bellway raised its forecast on Tuesday for the n...

10th June, 2025

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UK shoppers slow spending after April bounce, surveys show

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British consumer spending lost momentum in May after a bounce the...

9th June, 2025

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Britain to invest further 14.2 billion pounds in Sizewell C nuclear project

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will invest 14.2 billion pounds ($19.25 billion) to bui...

9th June, 2025

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UK to spend more than $8 billion on submarine-building capacity

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will invest over six billion pounds ($8.13 billion) in its submarine build...

9th June, 2025

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Sterling rises against a weaker dollar ahead of UK's spending plan

By Linda Pasquini (Reuters) -Sterling rose against the dollar on Monday, as the greenback weakened a...

9th June, 2025

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UK restores winter fuel payments to millions of pensioners in major U-turn

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will make winter fuel payments to millions of older people this winter, in...

9th June, 2025

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UK private-sector pay settlements fall despite higher minimum wage, data shows

LONDON (Reuters) -Typical annual pay settlements offered by British companies in the three months to...

8th June, 2025