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Dollar Holds Gains Against Sterling, Yen as Central Bank Decisions Loom

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Bank of England Set to Cut Rates as Inflation and Economy Slow

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UK Stocks End Higher as Banks, Home Builders Lead Rally Ahead of BoE Rate Decision

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Sterling Tumbles as Declining Inflation Cements BoE Cut Bets

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UK Inflation Unexpectedly Tumbles, Firming Bank of England Rate Cut Bets

Date: December 17, 2025

By David Milliken and Suban Abdulla LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - British inflation fell much more sharply than forecast in November to 3.2%, its lowest since March, from 3.6% in October, official data...

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Sterling Falls as UK Inflation Data Signals BoE Rate Cut, Dollar Rises

Date: December 17, 2025

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar inched away from its lowest level since the start of October on Wednesday after data showed the labour market remained soft, leaving...

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UK's FTSE 100 Ends Lower as Oil, Defence Stocks Weigh

Date: December 16, 2025

Dec 16 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 slipped on Tuesday, weighed by losses in energy and defence stocks, while investors assessed fresh jobs data that reinforced expectations for an interest rate cut...

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Sterling Rises After UK Economic Data, US Figures in Focus

Date: December 16, 2025

By Stefano Rebaudo Dec 16 (Reuters) - Sterling rose against the euro and the dollar on Tuesday after recent losses, as UK data left expectations for a Bank of England rate cut unchanged and traders...

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UK Jobs Market Slows Further as Bank of England Considers Rate Cut

Date: December 16, 2025

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Britain's unemployment rate hit its highest since the start of 2021 and private sector pay growth was the weakest in nearly five...

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Equities Fall With US Treasury Yields After Data, Oil Sinks

Date: December 16, 2025

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Asian equities tumbled while the dollar drifted near two-month lows on Tuesday, as investors adopted a cautious approach ahead of a slate of U.S. data,...