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Sterling Weakens as Soft Labour Market Data Supports UK Rate Cut Bets
Modest UK Economic Growth to Lead Bank of England to Cut Rates Gradually: Reuters Poll
FinanceUK's FTSE 100 Closes Near Record Highs After Labour Data Raises Rate-Cut Bets
UK Pay Growth Slows as Jobless Rate Rises to Highest Since 2021
UK's Bellway Raises Home Building Forecast After Strong Spring
Date: June 10, 2025
By Anandita Mehrotra (Reuters) -British homebuilder Bellway raised its forecast on Tuesday for the number of homes it expects to build this financial year to 8,600-8,700, from 8,500 previously,...
UK Shoppers Slow Spending After April Bounce, Surveys Show
Date: June 9, 2025
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British consumer spending lost momentum in May after a bounce the month before, as households' confidence in their personal finances and capacity to spend fell,...
Britain to Invest Further 14.2 Billion Pounds in Sizewell C Nuclear Project
Date: June 9, 2025
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will invest 14.2 billion pounds ($19.25 billion) to build the Sizewell C nuclear plant in southeast England, the government said on Tuesday, as part of its...
UK to Spend More Than $8 Billion on Submarine-Building Capacity
Date: June 9, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will invest over six billion pounds ($8.13 billion) in its submarine building capacity, supporting firms like defence group BAE Systems and engineering multinational Rolls-...
Sterling Rises Against a Weaker Dollar Ahead of UK's Spending Plan
Date: June 9, 2025
By Linda Pasquini (Reuters) -Sterling rose against the dollar on Monday, as the greenback weakened after rallying on Friday on the back of a better-than-expected U.S. jobs report and investors eyed a...
UK Restores Winter Fuel Payments to Millions of Pensioners in Major U-Turn
Date: June 9, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will make winter fuel payments to millions of older people this winter, in a major U-turn of deeply unpopular cuts after months of political pressure on Prime Minister Keir...