UK economy

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Finance

UK's FTSE 100 slips on fiscal worries ahead of GDP data; Burberry shines

(Reuters) -London's FTSE 100 slipped on Wednesday as investors weighed mounting fiscal concerns, poi...

15th October, 2025

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Finance

Australia's Macquarie to lift stake in London City Airport to 75%

(Reuters) -Macquarie Group's asset management arm will acquire an additional 50% stake in London Cit...

15th October, 2025

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Finance

UK watchdog proposes sweeping reforms of $8 billion vet sector

(Reuters) -Britain's competition regulator on Wednesday proposed sweeping reforms to the country's v...

15th October, 2025

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Headlines

UK regulator fines Royal Mail record $28 million for missing delivery targets

(Reuters) -Britain's telecom and media regulator on Wednesday said that it had fined Royal Mail 21 m...

15th October, 2025

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UK's Reeves considering tax increases and spending cuts, Sky News reports

(Reuters) -Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves said she was looking at both tax rises and spend...

15th October, 2025

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Headlines

UK finance minister seeks to promote Britain as safe bet in uncertain world

By David Milliken WASHINGTON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves wants to promote Brit...

14th October, 2025

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Finance

Consumer stocks lift FTSE 100, US-China trade tension simmer

(Reuters) -London's FTSE 100 closed modestly higher on Tuesday, as mounting U.S.-China trade tension...

14th October, 2025

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Bank of England's Taylor says he fears a bumpy landing for UK economy

LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England policymaker Alan Taylor said on Tuesday that he saw an increasingl...

14th October, 2025

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Finance

IMF says Bank of England should be 'very cautious' on future rate cuts

By David Milliken WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund nudged up its growth forecas...

14th October, 2025

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Bank of England should be 'very cautious' about future rate cuts, IMF says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Bank of England should be "very cautious" about further interest rate cuts...

14th October, 2025

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Finance

Bellway CEO urges UK government to bring back stamp duty relief for first-time buyers

By Raechel Thankam Job (Reuters) -Britain's major homebuilders are urging the government to eliminat...

14th October, 2025

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Finance

Bank of England allots most in 6-month repo since 2020

LONDON (Reuters) -Banks borrowed 6.344 billion pounds ($8.42 billion) from the Bank of England at a...

14th October, 2025