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Sterling Treads Water as Markets Await Ukraine Talks, UK CPI
Asking Prices for UK Homes Drop but July Sales Hit 5-year High, Rightmove Says
Tesla Almost Halves UK Monthly Lease Fee as Sales Slump, the Times Reports
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Sterling Climbs Versus Dollar, on Track for Weekly Rise
Date: August 15, 2025
By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) -Sterling rose against a weakening dollar on Friday and was set to end the week higher after upbeat economic data and a hawkish rate cut by the Bank of England. Sterling,...
London Stocks Dragged Down by Financials After US Lawmaker Calls for StanChart Probe
Date: August 15, 2025
(Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 was flat on Friday, despite momentarily scaling to an all-time intraday high, as defence stocks weighed ahead of crucial U.S-Russia talks regarding a potential resolution...
Lidl's British Workers Get Fifth Pay Rise in Two Years
Date: August 14, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -The British arm of German discount supermarket Lidl is to give its 28,000 hourly paid workers a fifth pay rise in two years, matching the increased level offered by rival Aldi, it...
Britain's Princess Anne Celebrates Her 75th Birthday
Date: August 14, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Princess Anne, the late Queen Elizabeth's only daughter and a former Olympic equestrian, turns 75 on Friday, with little fanfare planned in keeping with the royal's disdain for...
UK's Lammy Says Israel Settlement Plan 'must Be Stopped Now'
Date: August 14, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -British foreign minister David Lammy said Israeli plans to develop a settlement that would divide the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem marked a breach of international...
Sterling Ticks Higher Against Dollar as Economy Slows Less Than Expected
Date: August 14, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -The pound rose to a fresh three-week high against the dollar on Thursday even as the greenback advanced against other major currencies, after UK GDP figures for July showed the...