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Kazakh minister says fuel price freeze to remain until at least spring, blames Ukraine war fallout
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ECB to pause rates at least until 2027 on steady inflation and growth outlook
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Dutch election tests appetite for far-right government under Wilders
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US sanctions Russian oil companies as Moscow holds nuclear drills
Halfords sales rise 4%, sending shares higher
Date: October 22, 2025
(Reuters) -Britain's Halfords reported on Wednesday a 4.1% rise in like-for-like first-half sales and stuck to its annual outlook, helped by growth in both its retail and car maintenance businesses,...
UK house prices rise 3.0% year-on-year in August
Date: October 22, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Average house prices in the United Kingdom in August were 3.0% higher than a year earlier, down from an upwardly revised annual increase of 3.2% in July, the Office for National...
European utilities set for longest winning streak since 1998
Date: October 22, 2025
MILAN (Reuters) -European utilities stocks extended this month's rally into a 14th day on Wednesday, heading for their longest winning streak since a record 15-day run in March 1998. Investor...
Britain issues sanctions exemption for Rosneft's German subsidiaries
Date: October 22, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Wednesday issued a special licence allowing businesses to work with two German subsidiaries of sanctioned Russian oil giant Rosneft, as they are under German state control...
Swiss National Bank expects slight increase in inflation
Date: October 22, 2025
ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss inflation is likely to rise slightly in the coming quarters, Swiss National Bank Chairman Martin Schlegel said on Wednesday, with economic indicators pointing to stable...
UK's CBI business association names BAE Systems chair as president
Date: October 22, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -The Confederation of British Industry said on Wednesday that the chair of defence company BAE Systems, Cressida Hogg, will be its next president, succeeding Rupert Soames, a grandson...