Investing
FTSE indexes slide to near three-month lows on budget angst
By Shubham Batra and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -The UK’s main stock indexes fell to a near three-mont...
31st October, 2024
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Finance
Sterling ticks higher as investors expect fewer BoE rate cuts
By Medha Singh (Reuters) – The British pound firmed on Thursday a day after new UK finance minister...
31st October, 2024
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Inflation-boosting UK budget hits bets on Bank of England rate cuts
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Higher inflation fuelled by Britain’s new big-spending budget plans...
31st October, 2024
Top Stories
UK’s Reeves faces heat for weak growth despite tax-and-spend budget
By William Schomberg, David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves face...
31st October, 2024
Finance
London’s FTSE 100 falls after Labour’s first budget
By Shubham Batra and Nikhil Sharma (Reuters) -The UK’s FTSE 100 fell to an over two-month low on Wed...
31st October, 2024
Business
Factbox-Key measures in UK Labour Party’s first budget in nearly 15 years
LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Rachel Reeves presented her first budget statement to pa...
31st October, 2024
Finance
Pubs, bookies and builders drive budget bounce for UK mid-caps
By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – UK mid cap stocks enjoyed a lift on Wednesday as market players d...
31st October, 2024
Investing
Stocks slip as investors weigh US election risk, earnings
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) – Shares globally slipped on Wednesday as the investors stayed wary a...
30th October, 2024
Finance
UK’s Reeves announces rise in capital gains tax for most assets
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Rachel Reeves on Wednesday said capita...
30th October, 2024
Business
UK’s Reeves raises employers’ National Insurance Contributions
LONDON (Reuters) – Finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday she would raise employers’ socia...
30th October, 2024
Finance
UK economy forecast to grow 2.0% in 2025, finance minister says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy is forecast to grow by 2.0% next year, finance minister Rachel...
30th October, 2024
Trading
Sterling falls ahead of UK budget, while volatility gauge jumps
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) -The pound fell on Wednesday as British bond yields dropped ahea...
30th October, 2024