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Image for Pound falls as UK inflation hits 40 year high
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Pound falls as UK inflation hits 40 year high

By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – The pound fell against the dollar on Wednesday after data showed...

18th May, 2022

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FTSE 100 slips on inflation worries, Premier Foods boosts midcaps

(Reuters) -UK’s top share index slipped on Wednesday as data showed inflation jumped 9% last month,...

18th May, 2022

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UK unemployment hits 48-year low, pushing up pay

By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s jobless rate hit a 48-year low i...

17th May, 2022

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UK food price inflation could hit 10% this year – M&S chairman

LONDON (Reuters) -Food price inflation in Britain could hit 10% this year, the chairman of upmarket...

17th May, 2022

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Economists sound the alarm over UK’s post-Brexit finance plans

LONDON (Reuters) – More than 50 economists warned on Monday that Britain’s post-Brexit plans to boos...

16th May, 2022

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Worsening global risk sentiment knocks sterling

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling fell on Monday as weak Chinese economic data added pressu...

16th May, 2022

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FTSE 100 edges higher as Vodafone offsets China jitters

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -UK’s blue-chip index edged higher on Monday, as gains in Vodafone after...

16th May, 2022

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British baker Greggs warns of increasing cost pressures

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British baker and fast food chain Greggs warned on Monday of increa...

16th May, 2022

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UK regulator wants quarterly consumer energy price cap adjustments

(Reuters) – Britain’s should adjust the price cap on energy prices paid by consumers every three mon...

16th May, 2022

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Battered sterling gets respite but set for weekly fall vs dollar

By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s pound edged up against the dollar on Friday, offering s...

13th May, 2022

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London stocks recover; set for weekly drop as slowdown, inflation fears linger

By Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 recouped losses on Friday towards the end of a vola...

13th May, 2022

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U.S. lawmakers to travel to Europe over N.Ireland worries-Guardian

LONDON (Reuters) – A team of U.S. Congress members will travel to London and other capitals as conce...

13th May, 2022