UK economy

Image for UK's Mitchells & Butlers posts higher sales during festive season
Finance

UK's Mitchells & Butlers posts higher sales during festive season

(Reuters) - Britain's pub group Mitchells & Butlers reported higher like-for-like sales in the first...

15th January, 2025

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Finance

UK finance minister Reeves: We remain committed to fiscal rules

LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Tuesday the government would remai...

14th January, 2025

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Finance

UK bans import of cattle, pigs and sheep from Germany

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain introduced an import ban on cattle, pigs and sheep from Germany to preven...

14th January, 2025

Image for UK stocks rise in tandem with European peers as tariff worries ease
Finance

UK stocks rise in tandem with European peers as tariff worries ease

(Reuters) - London stocks were broadly higher on Tuesday, in line with their European peers followin...

14th January, 2025

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Headlines

UK poll shows right-wing Reform in close second behind Labour Party

By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) - Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK is Brit...

14th January, 2025

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Finance

Prime Minister Starmer plans to make Britain AI 'superpower'

By Andrew MacAskill and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he wa...

14th January, 2025

Image for London stocks slide as markets stay wary of global rate outlook
Finance

London stocks slide as markets stay wary of global rate outlook

(Reuters) - British equities slipped on Monday, caught up in a global selloff as investors shied awa...

13th January, 2025

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Finance

Deutsche recommends selling sterling on broad, trade-weighted basis

LONDON (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank said investors should sell the pound on a broad trade-weighted basi...

10th January, 2025

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Finance

Amundi buys UK gilts during sell-off, sees spending cuts ahead

By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's largest asset manager Amundi added to its gilt holdin...

10th January, 2025

Image for UK's Next, Tesco and Sainsbury's are festive winners but sector slowdown looms
Finance

UK's Next, Tesco and Sainsbury's are festive winners but sector slowdown looms

By James Davey and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's largest retailers including clothes g...

7th January, 2025

Image for UK's FTSE 100 lags European peers as Rolls-Royce, Unilever weigh
Finance

UK's FTSE 100 lags European peers as Rolls-Royce, Unilever weigh

(Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 inched down on Monday as rating downgrades on index heavyweights Rolls-Roy...

6th January, 2025

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Investing

UK’s FTSE 100 logs biggest weekly gain in 5 weeks

(Reuters) -Britain’s benchmark FTSE 100 inched higher on Friday as gains in energy stocks were cappe...

27th December, 2024