UK economy

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Finance

Morning Bid: Truce extended, economic data next

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Japanese stocks scaled al...

12th August, 2025

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Finance

UK hiring falls but wage growth stays high, highlighting BoE rates quandary

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's jobs market has weakened further, official data showed, with employment...

12th August, 2025

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Finance

UK's Bellway expects to build more homes as profitability picks up

(Reuters) -British homebuilder Bellway said on Tuesday it expects to deliver about 9,200 homes in it...

12th August, 2025

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Finance

UK consumers spent more on clothes as temperatures soared in July, data shows

LONDON (Reuters) -British consumers raised their spending in July as unusually warm weather at the s...

11th August, 2025

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Finance

FTSE 100 rises as financial stocks gain; Ukraine talks in focus

(Reuters) -Britain's blue-chip index climbed on Monday, led by financials and consumer-related share...

11th August, 2025

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Finance

Sterling touches two-week high before jobs data

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -The pound was steady on Monday after earlier hitting a more than t...

11th August, 2025

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Finance

FTSE 100 rises as healthcare, consumer gains eclipse fall in defence shares

(Reuters) -Britain's blue-chip index climbed on Monday, led by healthcare and consumer shares, but l...

11th August, 2025

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Finance

Entertainer founders hand over control of UK toy retailer to workers

LONDON (Reuters) -The founders of Britain's biggest toy chain, The Entertainer, are handing over con...

11th August, 2025

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Finance

UK employers report weaker hiring and pay growth in July

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Hiring intentions by British businesses fell to their weakest si...

10th August, 2025

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Headlines

UK police arrest more than 466 at protest for banned Palestine Action group

LONDON (Reuters) -More than 50 people protesting against Britain's decision to ban the Palestine Act...

9th August, 2025

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Headlines

UK arrests 280 in crackdown on illegal delivery riders

LONDON (Reuters) -British authorities arrested almost one in five people they checked in a week-long...

8th August, 2025

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Finance

UK stocks mixed; BoE rate split clouds outlook, Fed revamp in focus

(Reuters) -British stocks closed mixed on Friday as traders digested Thursday's Bank of England rate...

8th August, 2025