Business
UK business confidence falls from eight-year high, Lloyds says
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British business confidence ebbed slightly this month after rea...
30th September, 2024
UK economy
Investing
UK’s FTSE 100 closes slightly up as falling energy shares offset China-driven rally
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 closed up on Thursday, thoug...
27th September, 2024
Top Stories
UK employers give joint-lowest pay rises since June 2022, Brightmine says
LONDON (Reuters) – British employers gave staff the joint-lowest pay rises since June 2022 in the th...
25th September, 2024
Trading
Sterling at two-year peak versus euro after PMI data
(Reuters) – Sterling dipped against the dollar on Monday but touched a new two-year high versus the...
24th September, 2024
Trading
Sterling rises vs dollar, euro boosted by strong UK retail sale data
By Linda Pasquini (Reuters) – Sterling edged up against the dollar and the euro on Friday, as strong...
20th September, 2024
Finance
London blue-chips slip as sterling jumps after retail sales beat
(Reuters) – UK shares slipped on Friday while the British pound jumped, though the stock index was s...
20th September, 2024
Finance
More UK employers plan reduced pay increases for 2025, IDR survey shows
LONDON (Reuters) – British employers plan to scale back pay increases next year, according to a surv...
20th September, 2024
Top Stories
UK retail sales rise by more than expected in August
LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales rose by a stronger-than-expected 1% in August and growth in J...
20th September, 2024
Finance
Bank of England leaves rates at 5%, pound hits highest since March 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England left interest rates at 5% on Thursday and voted to run down i...
19th September, 2024
Top Stories
UK reports sharpest rise in health-related welfare claims, study shows
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has seen the biggest rise in health-related welfare benefits among a grou...
19th September, 2024
Banking
Bank of England set to hold rates with bond sales in spotlight
By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday a...
19th September, 2024
Finance
Britain needs finance sector strategy to tap foreign billions, report says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain could attract up to 7.7 billion pounds ($10.2 billion) in additional fore...
19th September, 2024