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Sterling Firms Against Dollar After Strong Business Activity Data
FTSE 100 Closes at Record High for Third Straight Day, Focus on Jackson Hole
Date: August 21, 2025
By Ragini Mathur (Reuters) -Britain's main stock indexes declined on Thursday, dragged by losses in consumer-related shares, while global investors turned their attention to the U.S. Federal Reserve's...
Opponents Seek to Turn Screw on UK's Starmer as Asylum Claims Hit Record
Date: August 21, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -More than 32,000 asylum seekers were housed in hotels in Britain at the end of June 2025 with asylum claims hitting a record, official data showed on Thursday, as the housing issue...
UK Firms Report Strongest Activity in a Year in August PMI Survey
Date: August 21, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -British businesses are having their strongest month in a year thanks to a rebound in the dominant services sector, according to a survey published on Thursday. The preliminary...
UK's M&s Invests $457 Million in Robotic Warehouse to Boost Food Business
Date: August 21, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -British retailer Marks & Spencer will invest 340 million pounds ($457 million) in an automated distribution centre in central England, building capacity to support its ambition to...
UK Borrowing Data Offers Some Respite to Reeves Before Budget Challenge
Date: August 21, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's government borrowed 1.1 billion pounds ($1.48 billion) in July, official data showed on Thursday. A Reuters poll of economists showed a median forecast that there was 2.6...
Analysis-UK Inflation Heat Puts Bank of England Back in the Spotlight
Date: August 20, 2025
By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British inflation looks set to hit 4% next month, double the Bank of England's target and a level likely to add to nervousness at the central...