UK economy

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Finance

Britain unveils critical minerals strategy to cut reliance on foreign supply

By Mrinmay Dey (Reuters) -Britain on Saturday rolled out a critical minerals strategy designed to re...

23rd November, 2025

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Finance

UK's Reeves to freeze rail fares in budget

LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Sunday she would freeze rail fares...

23rd November, 2025

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Finance

Daily Mail owner strikes $650 million deal to buy the Telegraph

(Reuters) -Daily Mail owner DMGT on Saturday said it has struck a 500 million pound ($650 million) d...

22nd November, 2025

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Finance

UK to levy $655 million of new tariffs on low-value imports

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's finance ministry said on Friday that finance minister Rachel Reeves plan...

22nd November, 2025

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Finance

UK budget pensions tax raid to raise over 3 billion pounds, FT reports

(Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves' budget tax raid on salary sacrifice schemes is se...

21st November, 2025

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Finance

UK, Indonesia reach $5.24 billion maritime deal

(Reuters) -Britain and Indonesia have agreed to a 4 billion pound ($5.24 billion) maritime deal led...

21st November, 2025

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Finance

Moody's affirms UK's Aa3 rating ahead of budget

(Reuters) -Global ratings agency Moody's affirmed the United Kingdom's Aa3 rating on Friday, citing...

21st November, 2025

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Finance

FTSE 100 closes higher on Fed rate cut hopes; UK budget looms

(Reuters) -London's main stock indexes plunged on Friday, headed for weekly losses, as concerns over...

21st November, 2025

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Finance

Sterling treads water as data paints sombre picture before budget

By Ozan Ergenay LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling was little changed on Friday as investors awaited Britain...

21st November, 2025

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Finance

UK's Starmer says he has not spoken to Trump about BBC row

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he had yet to speak to Donald Trump after...

21st November, 2025

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Finance

UK economy stumbles in run-up to next week's budget

By David Milliken, Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Measures of Britain's business...

21st November, 2025

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Finance

UK retail sales and consumer morale slide ahead of budget

By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -British retail sales tumbled in October and a closely w...

21st November, 2025