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FTSE 100 hovers near two-month highs as commodities, banks gain

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -Britain’s blue-chip index hovered near two-month highs on Monday, boost...

8th August, 2022

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FTSE 100 dented by Wall St losses, plunge in ad firm WPP

By Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 closed lower on Friday as Wall Street slipped afte...

5th August, 2022

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U.S. stocks slip, Treasury yields rise and dollar sprints after strong U.S. jobs data

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks headed lower, Treasury yields rose and the do...

5th August, 2022

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U.S. dollar jumps across the board after strong U.S. jobs report

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar rallied across the board on Friday after a s...

5th August, 2022

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Factbox-What is central bank independence?

(Reuters) – Talk of changes to the Bank of England’s powers has revived a debate on whether central...

5th August, 2022

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BoE’s Bailey rebuffs talk of less central bank independence in UK

By William Schomberg and William James LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey pus...

5th August, 2022

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Suzuki Motor says demand strong despite economic concerns

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Suzuki Motor said on Friday it did not see demand for vehicles slowing at...

5th August, 2022

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Sterling creeps lower vs dollar after BoE’s gloomy outlook

LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound eased against the U.S. dollar on Friday, a day after the Bank o...

5th August, 2022

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London shares fall as energy stocks weigh

By Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -UK shares fell on Friday, with energy stocks leading the declines, a...

5th August, 2022

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UK house prices fall for first time in 13 months, Halifax says

LONDON (Reuters) -House prices in Britain fell the first time in more than a year in July in monthly...

5th August, 2022

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Bank of England raises rates by most since 1995 even as long recession looms

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates...

4th August, 2022

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Sterling slammed as BoE delivers big rate hike but warns of long recession

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling fell on Thursday after the Bank of England raised interest...

4th August, 2022