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Finance

Britain still planning fiscal event this month – PM’s spokesman

LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng still aims to make a fiscal statement bef...

13th September, 2022

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Finance

Bank of England to raise rates by 50bps again to tame inflation: Reuters Poll

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks set to hike borrowing costs by anothe...

13th September, 2022

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Business

UK unemployment hits lowest since 1974 but jobs boom is fading

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s jobless rate hit its lowest sinc...

13th September, 2022

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Sterling creeps higher despite downbeat data as dollar wavers

By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling tiptoed up on Tuesday despite data showing Britain’s jo...

13th September, 2022

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UK’s FTSE 100 gets a lift from commodities as U.S. inflation data looms

By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) – UK’s main index ticked up in choppy trading...

13th September, 2022

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Ocado Retail cuts outlook as Britons tighten belts

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British online supermarket Ocado Retail downgraded its full-year ou...

13th September, 2022

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Seeking right tone, new UK PM Truss had to quickly change gear for queen

By Elizabeth Piper and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Just a week after Queen Elizabeth asked Liz...

13th September, 2022

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Britain’s swans get new owner with royal succession

By Hanna Rantala WINDSOR (Reuters) – Swans swimming along the bends of the River Thames and delighti...

12th September, 2022

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Banks, miners drive FTSE 100 to two-week highs

By Johann M Cherian and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -UK stocks rallied into the close on Monday,...

12th September, 2022

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With solemn ceremony, Scots pay tribute to late Queen Elizabeth and welcome new king

By Andrew MacAskill and Lindsay Dunsmuir EDINBURGH (Reuters) – The late Queen Elizabeth’s coffin was...

12th September, 2022

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With selfies and salutes, Britain’s generations mark queen’s passing

By Humza Jilani and Andrew MacAskill LONDON/EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Some shed tears or wore military u...

12th September, 2022

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From free crumpets to store discounts, UK grocers lure workers

By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – With job vacancies in Britain close to a record high, retailers in...

12th September, 2022