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Image for UK retail downturn stretches into 10th month, CBI says
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UK retail downturn stretches into 10th month, CBI says

LONDON (Reuters) -A downturn in British retail sales extended into its 10th month in July as rising...

28th July, 2025

Image for UK's STV warns of annual profit miss on subdued ads market, shares plunge
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UK's STV warns of annual profit miss on subdued ads market, shares plunge

(Reuters) -British digital media firm STV Group warned on Monday that annual revenue and profit woul...

28th July, 2025

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UK public sector productivity picks up, still lower than before pandemic

LONDON (Reuters) -British public sector productivity grew at its fastest annual rate in two years in...

28th July, 2025

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Sterling bounces off two-year low on euro, soft on dollar

LONDON (Reuters) -The pound briefly hit a two-year low versus the euro on Monday, before rebounding,...

28th July, 2025

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Industrial stocks drag UK equities, investors assess US-EU trade deal

(Reuters) -London's main stock indexes inched higher on Monday as investors assessed a trade deal be...

28th July, 2025

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Analysis-Bank of England poised to slow QT after rise in yields

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England is expected to soon slow the pace at which i...

28th July, 2025

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Trump and Starmer trade compliments but defend differences

By Andrea Shalal EDINBURGH, Scotland (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will host British Prime...

28th July, 2025

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UK short-term inflation expectations rise, Citi and YouGov say

LONDON (Reuters) -The British public's inflation expectations for the next 12 months rose in July an...

25th July, 2025

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IMF sees risk that UK is knocked off course to fix public finances

LONDON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said Britain's government risked being knocked off...

25th July, 2025

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Sterling at four month low against euro as UK and euro zone rates diverge

LONDON (Reuters) -The pound dropped to its weakest level against the euro in four months on Friday a...

25th July, 2025

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FTSE 100 logs fifth straight weekly gain; investors assess earnings, data

(Reuters) -London's main stock indexes slipped on Friday as investors assessed a mixed bag of corpor...

25th July, 2025

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Mitchells & Butlers posts 5% rise in like-for-like sales on early summer boost

(Reuters) -British pub and restaurant operator Mitchells & Butlers posted a 5% rise in quarterly lik...

25th July, 2025