UK economy

Image for UK housing market cools in January but surveyors stay upbeat, RICS survey shows
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UK housing market cools in January but surveyors stay upbeat, RICS survey shows

By Andy Bruce (Reuters) - Britain's housing market slowed noticeably in January as house price growt...

13th February, 2025

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UK junior health minister sacked by PM Starmer, BBC News reports

LONDON (Reuters) - A junior minister in the British government's health department has been sacked b...

8th February, 2025

Image for Pound slides on BoE rate cut as investors fret about 'stagflation'
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Pound slides on BoE rate cut as investors fret about 'stagflation'

By Greta Rosen Fondahn and Harry Robertson (Reuters) - Sterling was set for its biggest one-day fall...

6th February, 2025

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UK homebuilder Crest Nicholson warns it may breach loan terms

(Reuters) -British housebuilder Crest Nicholson posted a 53% drop in 2024 fiscal year earnings on Tu...

4th February, 2025

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Saba suffers further defeats in campaign to shake up UK trusts

LONDON (Reuters) -Saba Capital suffered further setbacks in its campaign to shake up Britain's 269 b...

3rd February, 2025

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UK hits back at AstraZeneca over collapse of investment deal

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Monday hit back at AstraZeneca over the collapse of a 450 million poun...

3rd February, 2025

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British stocks finish off lows as Trump holds off on Mexico tariffs

By Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) - Britain's benchmark FTSE 100 dropped on Monday and was on track for it...

3rd February, 2025

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Pound rises against euro after Trump hints UK may avoid tariffs

By Greta Rosen Fondahn (Reuters) - Sterling slid against the dollar but rose against the euro on Mon...

3rd February, 2025

Image for UK bond yields fall as Trump tariffs cause slowdown fears
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UK bond yields fall as Trump tariffs cause slowdown fears

LONDON (Reuters) - Investors added to their bets on interest rate cuts by the Bank of England on Mon...

3rd February, 2025

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Trump, asked on UK tariffs, says 'I think that one can be worked out'

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that although Britain was "out of line...

3rd February, 2025

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AstraZeneca ditches UK investment over cut in state support

LONDON (Reuters) -AstraZeneca on Friday scrapped plans to invest 450 million pounds ($558.3 million)...

31st January, 2025

Image for UK's John Lewis says on track for profit growth after report of weak trading
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UK's John Lewis says on track for profit growth after report of weak trading

LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer the John Lewis Partnership said on Friday it remained on track t...

31st January, 2025