uk-economy
UK Private-Sector Pay Settlements Fall Despite Higher Minimum Wage, Data Shows
UK Seeks to Extend Ban on Bottom Trawling Fishing in English Seas
Bank of England Is 'not Sanguine' About Inflation Hump, Greene Says
Sterling Set to End Week Higher With Spending Plans in Focus
UK to End Ban on Retail Investors Buying Crypto Exchange-Traded Notes
Date: June 6, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's financial regulator is to remove a ban on consumers buying crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs), ditching its previous position of wanting to keep them out of the hands of...
UK Government to Set Out $3 Trillion Make-Or-Break Spending Plan
Date: June 6, 2025
By David Milliken and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves will divvy up more than 2 trillion pounds ($2.7 trillion) of public money between her ministerial...
UK House Prices Slid in May Following Stamp Duty Tax Hike, Halifax Says
Date: June 6, 2025
(Reuters) -British house prices fell by more than expected in May following an increase in property transaction taxes the prior month, leaving values broadly flat for the year so far, figures from...
London Stocks Advance After US Jobs Data Quells Slowdown Worries
Date: June 6, 2025
(Reuters) - London shares remained nearly flat on Friday as investors adopted a wait-and-see approach ahead of crucial U.S. jobs data. As of 0950 GMT, the blue-chip FTSE 100 was up 0.05%, poised for...
In Surprise Victory, UK's Labour Wins Scottish By-Election After Racism Row
Date: June 6, 2025
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party won a surprise victory in a fiercely fought by-election for the Scottish parliament on Friday after one of the...
Britain Urged to Lower Energy Costs Ahead of Industrial Strategy
Date: June 5, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's first industrial strategy for eight years will be undermined unless the government also announces measures to reduce sky-high energy costs faced by companies, lawmakers and...