uk-economy
Sterling Holds Firm Against Dollar After Weak US Jobs Report
UK Pay Settlements Drop to Lowest Since December 2021
UK's Cooper Appointed Foreign Minister, Lammy Named Deputy PM
UK House of Commons Leader Powell Fired by PM Starmer
Sterling Ticks Higher but Heads for Weekly Loss After Gilt Turbulence
Date: September 5, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -The pound rose versus a broadly weaker dollar on Friday, but headed for its third weekly decline in a row after a week marked by gilt market turbulence amid growing investor jitters...
FTSE 100 Closes Lower, Dragged Down by Energy, Banks; Investors Assess Data
Date: September 5, 2025
(Reuters) -London shares nudged higher on Friday, led by gains in heavyweight banks and industrials, while investors assessed corporate updates and retail sales data. As of 1012 GMT, the blue-chip...
UK Deputy PM Rayner Has Resigned, Itv Reports
Date: September 5, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has resigned, ITV reported on Friday, days after admitting to underpaying tax on a property in southern England. (Reporting by William...
UK Investment Minister Poppy Gustafsson to Quit - Sky News
Date: September 5, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's investment minister Poppy Gustafsson is set to resign, Sky News reported on Friday, less than a year after the former CEO of cybersecurity firm Darktrace was appointed to...
UK House Prices Rise 0.3% in August, Halifax Says
Date: September 5, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices rose 0.3% in August, a third consecutive monthly increase that leaves them 2.2% higher than a year earlier, figures published by mortgage lender Halifax showed...
UK's Berkeley Reaffirms Profit Forecast for Fiscal 2026-2027
Date: September 5, 2025
(Reuters) -British homebuilder Berkeley reaffirmed its profit forecast for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 on Friday and reported stable trading over the first four months of fiscal 2026. The UK housing...