Trading
Pound rocked by tough-talking Fed ahead of BoE decision
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling inched higher on Thursday as it recovered some of its...
19th December, 2024
UK economy
Investing
UK water bills to rise by 36% to help fix broken sector
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s water regulator said it would allow bills to rise by just...
19th December, 2024
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
Trading
Sterling drops before Fed policy meeting, after UK inflation data
By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Sterling fell versus the dollar before the Federal Reserve’s policy m...
18th December, 2024
Business
UK factories report plunge in output, adding to economic slowdown signs
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British manufacturers reported the biggest fall in output sin...
18th December, 2024
Top Stories
Rent in England hits record high in 12 months to November, ONS says
LONDON (Reuters) -The average rent for residential properties in England rose at their fastest annua...
18th December, 2024
Business
UK’s National Grid to invest up to $44 billion in transmission business
(Reuters) – Britain’s National Grid said on Wednesday it would invest up to 35 billion pounds ($44.4...
18th December, 2024
Top Stories
UK inflation hits 8-month high but underlying pressures steady
By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British inflation hit an eight-month high...
18th December, 2024
Top Stories
London’s Heathrow to invest nearly $3 billion to upgrade airport
(Reuters) -Heathrow said on Wednesday it planned to invest 2.3 billion pounds ($2.92 billion) over t...
18th December, 2024
Finance
UK employers hold pay deals at 4% before expected fall in 2025, survey shows
(Reuters) – Pay deals awarded by British employers were steady in the three months to November and a...
18th December, 2024
Investing
UK’s FTSE 100 hits three-week low after strong pay data; Bunzl slumps
(Reuters) – Britain’s FTSE 100 dropped to a three-week low on Tuesday after domestic data showing st...
18th December, 2024
Investing
Sterling gets a lift from hotter UK wage growth
By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The pound rose on Tuesday, supported by data that showed UK wage...
17th December, 2024