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Finance

UK's Morgan Advanced Materials plunges on profit warning

(Reuters) -Shares of Morgan Advanced Materials tumbled as much as 25% on Thursday after the British...

7th August, 2025

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Finance

UK house prices rise by the most in six months in July, Halifax says

LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices rose by the most in six months in July when they increased b...

7th August, 2025

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Finance

Gilt yields rise as 'razor-edge' BoE vote challenges expectations of more cuts this year

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) -Sterling rose against a weakening dollar on Thursday with the markets...

7th August, 2025

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Finance

Morning Bid: Split Bank of England set to cut rates

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland There's little doubt in t...

7th August, 2025

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Headlines

Bank of England, facing jobs-inflation dilemma, poised to cut rates

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England looks poised to cut interest rates for th...

6th August, 2025

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Finance

UK stocks rise as investors assess corporate results ahead of BoE rate decision

(Reuters) -British equities edged higher on Wednesday, as investors assessed a mixed bag of corporat...

6th August, 2025

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Finance

Sterling holds steady ahead of BoE rate decision

LONDON (Reuters) -The pound traded mostly steady on Wednesday, as traders marked time ahead of a Ban...

6th August, 2025

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Finance

UK construction activity falls by most in five years, survey shows

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Activity in Britain's construction sector fell by the most in mo...

6th August, 2025

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Headlines

UK's Reeves heading for 'impossible' choices in this year's budget, think tank says

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves faces an "impossible t...

5th August, 2025

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Finance

CEO of UK's water regulator Ofwat to step down

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Ofwat said on Tuesday its chief executive, David Black, would step down...

5th August, 2025

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CEO of UK's water regulator to step down, Sky News reports

LONDON (Reuters) -The chief executive of British water regulator Ofwat, David Black, is to step down...

5th August, 2025

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Finance

UK services sector orders fall by most since 2022, PMI shows

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Businesses in Britain's services sector reported the biggest dro...

5th August, 2025