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UK House Prices Rise 3.9% in Year to May, Ons Says
Sterling Edges Higher Versus Dollar as Investors Await Jobs Data
Date: July 16, 2025
By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) -The pound edged higher against a weakening dollar and fell versus the euro, as investors assessed whether the Bank of England might cut rates more aggressively than the...
UK Inflation Rises to Highest Since January 2024, Renewing Focus on BoE Rate Cuts
Date: July 16, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's annual rate of consumer price inflation rose to 3.6% in June from 3.4% in May, above economists' expectations in a Reuters poll for the rate to remain unchanged, official...
BoE Could Soon End Most Long-Dated Gilt Sales, Former Policymaker Says
Date: July 15, 2025
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England could soon announce an end to the sale of most of the long-dated gilts it holds in an effort to soothe the government bond market and reduce...
Trump Says He Will Meet Starmer in Scotland Visit, Expects Trade Talks
Date: July 15, 2025
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump plans to visit his golf properties in Scotland late this month, a White House official said on Tuesday, recreating a trip he made in 2016...
Bank of England's Mann Says Inflation Is Still a Challenge
Date: July 15, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said on Tuesday that inflation pressures remained a challenge despite a fall in the pace of pay growth in recent months, and that it was...
FTSE 100 Retreats From Record High as Tariff Worries Resurface
Date: July 15, 2025
By Ankita Yadav (Reuters) -The UK's FTSE 100 surpassed the 9,000-point mark for the first time on Tuesday, as investors took comfort in a relatively tariff-shielded market and rising bets of a Bank of...