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Fire-fighting Bank of England forced to buy inflation-linked bonds

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England sought again to stem a sharp sell-off in Britain...

11th October, 2022

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FTSE 100 falls for fifth session, eyes on BoE moves to stem bond rout

By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -Britain’s main stock indexes fell on Tuesday,...

11th October, 2022

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IMF urges UK to align fiscal policy with BoE inflation goals

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s government should ensure its tax and spending plans ar...

11th October, 2022

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Sterling snaps four-day drop, but gilt-market havoc tempers gains

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The pound snapped a four-day streak of losses on Tuesday in a vol...

11th October, 2022

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Explainer-Why is Bank of England acting again? What next in the UK crisis?

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England again sought to stem a sharp sell-off in Britain’s 2.1 trilli...

11th October, 2022

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Heathrow Airport warns of possible travel slowdown this winter

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s biggest airport Heathrow warned of a possible slowdown in travel demand...

11th October, 2022

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UK’s Kwarteng, seeking to calm markets, brings forward budget date

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng, under pressure to rebuild s...

10th October, 2022

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Sterling slides as bets for aggressive U.S. tightening boost dollar

By Alun John LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling slid versus the dollar on Monday after Friday’s strong U.S....

10th October, 2022

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EU watchdog trying to understand UK bond market moves

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union’s securities watchdog has asked Britain about rec...

10th October, 2022

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Greg Hands appointed as UK junior trade minister

(Reuters) -British lawmaker Greg Hands was appointed minister of state for trade, the prime minister...

10th October, 2022

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UK will not urge public to cut energy use, minister says

By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is not asking people to use less energy, climate minister Grah...

7th October, 2022

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Miners drag FTSE 100 lower ahead of U.S. jobs data

By Johann M Cherian (Reuters) – London’s FTSE 100 index slipped on Friday as cautious investors awai...

7th October, 2022