UK economy

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Sterling set to end week in red against dollar as outlooks diverge

By Greta Rosen Fondahn (Reuters) – Sterling held up against the dollar on Friday but was set to end...

20th December, 2024

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Finance

UK finance minister to visit China in January to revive regular economic talks, sources say

By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves will visit China for two da...

20th December, 2024

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Business

UK retailers report gloomy run-up to Christmas, CBI says

LONDON (Reuters) – British retailers reported a weak run-up to the Christmas holidays with sales fal...

20th December, 2024

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UK consumers cautiously shop more after pre-budget slump

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales rose by a weaker-than-expected 0.2% in N...

20th December, 2024

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Finance

UK borrows less than expected in November but Reeves still under pressure

By Andy Bruce (Reuters) -Britain ran a smaller-than-expected budget deficit last month as a past lul...

20th December, 2024

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Business

UK car manufacturing hits 44-year low in November, industry data shows

(Reuters) – UK car manufacturing hit its lowest November output since 1980, as the industry grapples...

20th December, 2024

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UK’s FTSE 100 slides after Fed’s cautious stance, BoE holds rates

(Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 dropped to a four-week low on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve...

20th December, 2024

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UK’s FTSE slides to 1-mo low as Fed dampens mood ahead of BoE

(Reuters) – UK’s main FTSE 100 stock index dropped 1% and revisited its near one-month low on Thursd...

19th December, 2024

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Finance

UK gilt yields jump again after Fed signals go-slow on rate cuts

LONDON (Reuters) -British government bond prices fell sharply on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Res...

19th December, 2024

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Banking

Bank of England to keep rates steady as price pressures linger

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks set to hold interest rates at 4.75% o...

19th December, 2024

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UK’s FTSE slides to 1-mo low as Fed dampens mood ahead of BoE

(Reuters) – UK’s main FTSE 100 stock index dropped 1% and revisited its near one-month low on Thursd...

19th December, 2024

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German exports to UK surge amid gold rally, leaving U.S. behind

By Rene Wagner BERLIN (Reuters) – German exports to Britain are growing faster than to any other cou...

19th December, 2024