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Healthcare, Mining Shares Boost UK Stocks; Focus on Global Trade Deals
Date: June 4, 2025
By Ragini Mathur (Reuters) -London shares edged higher on Wednesday after Britain secured an exemption from the United States' doubled tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, easing ongoing trade...
Sterling Edges Up, UK Avoids Higher US Metals Tariffs
Date: June 4, 2025
By Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -Sterling firmed against the dollar on Wednesday, as investors were relieved the United Kingdom was not in the crosshairs of U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff...
UK's Reeves Says No Plans to Raise Taxes on Scale of 2024 Budget
Date: June 4, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday the government did not have any plans to announce tax hikes on a scale similar to the 40 billion pounds ($54 billion) of...
More UK Pensioners Will Get Winter Fuel Payments This Year, Reeves Says
Date: June 4, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday more pensioners will receive winter fuel payments this winter, following the government's U-turn on the widely criticised...
UK Services Sector Returns to Growth in May, PMI Survey Shows
Date: June 4, 2025
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's services sector returned to tepid growth last month after fears about U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs caused the sector to shrink in April for the...
Discount Retailer B&m Shares Fall 10% After Drop in UK Sales
Date: June 4, 2025
(Reuters) -Discount retailer B&M reported a mere 0.6% rise in annual core profit on Wednesday and said its full-year sales came in short of expectations on weak demand from UK consumers. British...