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UK consumer mood hits one-year high, but financial gloom persists

(Reuters) – British consumer confidence rose this month to its highest level in a year, helped by im...

24th March, 2023

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UK inflation rate unexpectedly rises to 10.4% in February

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British inflation unexpectedly rose to 10...

22nd March, 2023

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UK employers see slight fall in pay awards over 2023 – XpertHR

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – British employers expect pay settlements over 2023 as a whole to...

22nd March, 2023

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Energy bill support pushes UK budget deficit to February record

By Andy Bruce and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -Britain recorded the largest budget deficit for...

21st March, 2023

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70% of UK Gig Workers are Denied Access to Financial Services – a catalyst for change

By Ali Hamriti, CEO and Co-Founder at Rollee Independent workers are a swiftly growing group of empl...

20th March, 2023

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Sterling rises as receding bank sector worries lift sentiment

LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling rose against the dollar on Friday, after a series of lifelines for strug...

17th March, 2023

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UK drops plan to tax sovereign wealth funds

LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt has dropped a plan to tax sovereign wealth f...

17th March, 2023

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New tax credit scheme a lifeline for British biotech, say execs

By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s budget has offered a shot in the arm to research-inte...

16th March, 2023

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Publisher Bloomsbury casts upbeat forecast, says books ‘affordable pastime’

(Reuters) -Bloomsbury Publishing Plc forecast full-year profit to be well ahead of expectations on W...

15th March, 2023

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London fears losing luxury shoppers to Paris and Milan

By James Davey and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – London’s luxury retailers fear the city is losing...

14th March, 2023

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Britain’s tax take risks blowing green energy off target

By Susanna Twidale and Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) – A cap on revenue and the lack of the kind...

13th March, 2023

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The pound, gilts and stocks: likely winners and losers from UK budget

By Lucy Raitano, Samuel Indyk and Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s City and business lobby a...

13th March, 2023