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Image for UK’s FTSE 100 slides after Fed’s cautious stance, BoE holds rates
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UK’s FTSE 100 slides after Fed’s cautious stance, BoE holds rates

(Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 dropped to a four-week low on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve...

20th December, 2024

Image for UK’s FTSE slides to 1-mo low as Fed dampens mood ahead of BoE
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UK’s FTSE slides to 1-mo low as Fed dampens mood ahead of BoE

(Reuters) – UK’s main FTSE 100 stock index dropped 1% and revisited its near one-month low on Thursd...

19th December, 2024

Image for UK gilt yields jump again after Fed signals go-slow on rate cuts
Finance

UK gilt yields jump again after Fed signals go-slow on rate cuts

LONDON (Reuters) -British government bond prices fell sharply on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Res...

19th December, 2024

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Bank of England to keep rates steady as price pressures linger

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks set to hold interest rates at 4.75% o...

19th December, 2024

Image for UK’s FTSE slides to 1-mo low as Fed dampens mood ahead of BoE
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UK’s FTSE slides to 1-mo low as Fed dampens mood ahead of BoE

(Reuters) – UK’s main FTSE 100 stock index dropped 1% and revisited its near one-month low on Thursd...

19th December, 2024

Image for German exports to UK surge amid gold rally, leaving U.S. behind
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German exports to UK surge amid gold rally, leaving U.S. behind

By Rene Wagner BERLIN (Reuters) – German exports to Britain are growing faster than to any other cou...

19th December, 2024

Image for Pound rocked by tough-talking Fed ahead of BoE decision
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Pound rocked by tough-talking Fed ahead of BoE decision

By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling inched higher on Thursday as it recovered some of its...

19th December, 2024

Image for UK water bills to rise by 36% to help fix broken sector
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UK water bills to rise by 36% to help fix broken sector

By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s water regulator said it would allow bills to rise by just...

19th December, 2024

Image for Bank of England to keep rates steady as price pressures linger
Banking

Bank of England to keep rates steady as price pressures linger

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks set to hold interest rates at 4.75% o...

19th December, 2024

Image for Sterling drops before Fed policy meeting, after UK inflation data
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Sterling drops before Fed policy meeting, after UK inflation data

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Sterling fell versus the dollar before the Federal Reserve’s policy m...

18th December, 2024

Image for UK factories report plunge in output, adding to economic slowdown signs
Business

UK factories report plunge in output, adding to economic slowdown signs

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British manufacturers reported the biggest fall in output sin...

18th December, 2024

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Rent in England hits record high in 12 months to November, ONS says

LONDON (Reuters) -The average rent for residential properties in England rose at their fastest annua...

18th December, 2024