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Finance

Economic Update: Covid rears its head

By Rupert Thompson, Chief Economist at Kingswood Markets last week were relatively quiet for the sec...

5th December, 2022

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Historic crown to be modified for King Charles’s coronation

LONDON (Reuters) – The historic St Edward’s Crown, which has been the centrepiece of the coronation...

5th December, 2022

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Trading

Sterling slips as boost from new China COVID rules fades

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The pound slid on Monday, as an initial jolt of investor enthusi...

5th December, 2022

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Investing

Britain’s Sainsbury’s softens price rises with 50 million stg investment

LONDON (Reuters) -Sainsbury’s, Britain’s second largest supermarket group, has set aside a further 5...

5th December, 2022

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UK new car sales rise in November, fail to zoom past 2019 levels- SMMT

(Reuters) – British new car registrations jumped nearly 24% in November from a year earlier to recor...

5th December, 2022

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UK economy to shrink in 2023, risks ‘lost decade’: CBI

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy is on course to shrink 0.4% next year as infl...

5th December, 2022

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Britain’s energy watchdog proposes power price controls

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s energy watchdog has proposed price controls fo...

30th November, 2022

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Banking

Britain to allow banks to take on more risk to stay competitive

By Huw Jones, Iain Withers and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will change its rulebook to...

29th November, 2022

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London’s West End regains pre-pandemic buzz, boosting sales

By Aby Jose Koilparambil and Suban Abdulla (Reuters) -London’s West End has seen retail, hospitality...

29th November, 2022

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UK mortgage approvals hit lowest since June 2020

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -The number of mortgages approved by lenders in Britain fell in Octob...

29th November, 2022

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UK to launch new billion-pound home insulation programme

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government intends to make 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) of public fu...

28th November, 2022

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UK budget fashion chain Primark to invest 140 million stg in stores

LONDON (Reuters) – British fashion chain Primark set out plans to invest 140 million pounds ($169 mi...

25th November, 2022