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Rising interest rates boost Legal & General-CEO

By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) -Rising interest rates are helping Legal & General’s business, its...

9th August, 2022

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Cyclical rally drives FTSE 100 to two-month closing high

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -Britain’s blue-chip index closed at a two-month high on Monday, boosted...

8th August, 2022

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UK government told to act now over cost of living crisis

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government came under pressure on Monday to set out plans immediately...

8th August, 2022

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Sterling holds near $1.21 as traders review BoE forecasts

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound was little changed against the dollar and euro...

8th August, 2022

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The pound, gilts and renewables: the winners and losers under Britain’s future PM

LONDON (Reuters) – The race to be the next leader of Britain’s ruling-Conservative Party and the cou...

8th August, 2022

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As prices rise, the Post Office says Britons are turning back to cash

By Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) – More Britons are turning to cash to manage their budgets as pr...

8th August, 2022

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FTSE 100 hovers near two-month highs as commodities, banks gain

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -Britain’s blue-chip index hovered near two-month highs on Monday, boost...

8th August, 2022

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FTSE 100 dented by Wall St losses, plunge in ad firm WPP

By Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 closed lower on Friday as Wall Street slipped afte...

5th August, 2022

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UK’s Sunak criticised for claiming he diverted funds from deprived areas

By William James LONDON (Reuters) – Rishi Sunak, trailing in the two-horse race to replace British P...

5th August, 2022

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BoE’s Bailey rebuffs talk of less central bank independence in UK

By William Schomberg and William James LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey pus...

5th August, 2022

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Renewals up, new business down – how the FCA ruling has affected home and motor insurance

By Yochai Melochna, Head of Customer Success, Earnix Six months since the FCA ended price walking on...

5th August, 2022

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Sterling creeps lower vs dollar after BoE’s gloomy outlook

LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound eased against the U.S. dollar on Friday, a day after the Bank o...

5th August, 2022