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UK factories struggle as trade uncertainty, higher costs hit, PMI shows

LONDON (Reuters) -The downturn in British manufacturing was less steep than first feared in May but...

2nd June, 2025

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UK house prices rise 3.5% y/y in May, Nationwide says

LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices in May were 3.5% higher than a year earlier, monthly data fro...

2nd June, 2025

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Trade war, labour costs herald weakest UK outlook since 2022, CBI says

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British firms expect output to slide over the next three months,...

1st June, 2025

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High energy costs threaten UK manufacturing's future, industry warns

By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Britain needs to cut industrial energy bills that are t...

1st June, 2025

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BoE's Breeden sees loosening labour market and disinflation, Sunday Times reports

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden highlighted a weakening...

1st June, 2025

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UK faces choice next week between health and other spending, IFS think tank warns

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves' key decision in next wee...

31st May, 2025

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Britain to build billion-pound weapons works as Starmer calls for war readiness

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Britain will build at least six new factories producing weapons and e...

31st May, 2025

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NatWest's 16-year journey from crisis bailout to reprivatisation

By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -The bank formerly known as RBS was a symbol of pre-global financ...

31st May, 2025

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Britain to spend an extra $2 billion on armed forces' housing

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Saturday it would spend an extra 1.5 billion pounds ($2 billion) t...

30th May, 2025

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Britain offloads last NatWest stake after crisis-era rescue

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said on Friday it had sold its remaining shares in NatWest...

30th May, 2025

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UK finance minister nominates budget watchdog chief for second term

LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Friday that she had nominated the c...

30th May, 2025

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London stocks gain despite lingering US tariff uncertainty

(Reuters) -Britain's main indexes climbed on Friday, poised for weekly and monthly gains, despite a...

30th May, 2025