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UK presents plans for subsidy reform to speed up green energy projects

OSLO (Reuters) - The British government on Friday presented plans for reforms of its flagship Contra...

21st February, 2025

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Sterling stalls at two-month highs after PMI, retail sales

LONDON (Reuters) - The pound edged up on Friday after data showed UK consumer spending picked up muc...

21st February, 2025

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Four banks fined $132 million for sharing UK bond market information

UK's competition regulator has fined four global banks 104.5 million pounds ($132.4 million) for exc...

21st February, 2025

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UK consumers defy weak outlook to ramp up their spending

LONDON (Reuters) - British retail sales rose by a much higher than expected 1.7% in January, figures...

21st February, 2025

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UK's Reeves faces budget pressure after January tax shortfall

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government ran a budget surplus of 15.4 billion pounds ($19.5 billion)...

21st February, 2025

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UK job postings rise, easing some labour market gloom

LONDON (Reuters) - The number of job postings in the United Kingdom rose for the first time in seven...

21st February, 2025

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Britons cheer up a bit, helped by Bank of England rate cut, survey shows

LONDON (Reuters) - British consumers turned a little less pessimistic this month as the Bank of Engl...

21st February, 2025

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Report urges more proactive UK grid investments to help decarbonisation

OSLO (Reuters) - Britain's electricity distribution network is facing a fundamental role change to d...

21st February, 2025

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UK factories expect gentle pickup over next three months, CBI says

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British factories expect a modest upturn in output over the nex...

20th February, 2025

Image for UK stocks down for third day as mixed earnings weigh
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UK stocks down for third day as mixed earnings weigh

(Reuters) - The main UK stock indexes fell for a third straight session on Thursday, trading near tw...

20th February, 2025

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Exclusive-UK lines up new ambassador to help rebuild China ties

By Kate Holton, Andrew MacAskill and Joe Cash LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) - Britain has lined up a Mand...

20th February, 2025

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Sterling edges up as investors await data

LONDON (Reuters) - The pound edged up on Thursday, as traders awaited UK data on consumer spending a...

20th February, 2025