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UK stocks rebound as investors await key data

By Sruthi Shankar and Nikhil Sharma (Reuters) -Britain’s main stock indexes rose on Monday, joining...

12th November, 2024

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Finance

NatWest buys back 1 billion pounds of its shares, accelerating full privatisation

LONDON (Reuters) – NatWest has bought back 1 billion pounds ($1.29 billion) worth of its own shares...

11th November, 2024

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UK public-sector pay rises to overtake private ones, employers say

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – British public-sector employers now expect to raise pay faster t...

11th November, 2024

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Britain’s Reeves to use major speech to promote ‘free and open’ trade, The Observer reports

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves is expected to use a major speech this w...

10th November, 2024

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UK energy regulator proposes new rules to cut backlog of projects awaiting grid link-up

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s energy market regulator on Friday proposed new regulations for grid com...

9th November, 2024

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Investing

Homebuilder woes, lacklustre China stimulus drag FTSE 100 to 3-month low

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – The UK’s FTSE 100 fell to a three-month low on Friday, dragged down by...

8th November, 2024

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Banking

Bank of England cuts rates but sees higher inflation after Reeves’s budget

By Andy Bruce, Suban Abdulla, David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England cut interest rate...

8th November, 2024

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Banking

Barclays says Bank of England to hold rates in December meeting

(Reuters) – Barclays expects the Bank of England to hold interest rates at its December meeting, rev...

8th November, 2024

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Banking

Bank of England cuts rates again, sterling higher

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday for only the second time since...

7th November, 2024

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Finance

Britain’s BT maintains profit outlook despite revenue weakness

LONDON (Reuters) -BT, Britain’s biggest broadband and mobile company, reduced its full-year revenue...

7th November, 2024

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Finance

UK house prices hit record high but rise by least in 3 months, Halifax says

LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices hit a new record high in October but the 0.2% rise from Septe...

7th November, 2024

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Banking

Bank of England readies new rate cut as budget hangs over outlook

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is likely to cut interest rates on Thursday for...

7th November, 2024