UK economy

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Business

UK supermarket sales growth slows after summer holidays

LONDON (Reuters) – British supermarket sales growth slowed over the last month as consumers trimmed...

18th September, 2024

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London stocks drop after inflation data, focus shifts to Fed

By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh (Reuters) -British stock indexes dropped on Wednesday as i...

18th September, 2024

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Sterling rises after UK inflation data and ahead of Fed

By Linda Pasquini LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound rose against the dollar on Wednesday after UK...

18th September, 2024

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UK inflation holds at 2.2% but services prices keep BoE on alert

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British inflation held steady in August but sped up in the servic...

18th September, 2024

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FTSE 100 rises ahead of key central bank meetings

By Khushi Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) -London’s benchmark stock indexes ended higher...

17th September, 2024

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UK’s embattled manufacturers see brighter days, Make UK/BDO survey shows

By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – British manufacturers grappling with falling output and fading growth in n...

16th September, 2024

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British ministers head to Gulf for talks on new trade deal

(Reuters) – Britain’s new trade ministers visited the Gulf region on Monday in a first joint visit f...

16th September, 2024

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Business

UK’s National Grid to sell electricity system operator in $827 million deal

(Reuters) -Britain’s National Grid said on Friday it had agreed to sell its Electricity System Opera...

13th September, 2024

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Banking

Bank of England eyes growth with lighter bank capital reforms for UK lenders

By Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England aims to roll out revised new rules on how muc...

12th September, 2024

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Business

Services’ grip on UK economy tightens as manufacturing share ebbs further

By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – Britain’s shift towards a services-dominated economy is accelerating, push...

11th September, 2024

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FTSE 100 falls on healthcare, energy weakness; cooling wage growth fuels rate cut bets

By Khushi Singh and Purvi Agarwal (Reuters) -London’s FTSE 100 ended lower on Tuesday, led by a sell...

11th September, 2024

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Sterling edges up versus dollar and euro after UK data

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Sterling edged up versus the dollar and the euro on Tuesday after UK...

10th September, 2024