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Banking

Barclays says Bank of England to hold rates in December meeting

(Reuters) – Barclays expects the Bank of England to hold interest rates at its December meeting, rev...

8th November, 2024

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Banking

Bank of England cuts rates again, sterling higher

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday for only the second time since...

7th November, 2024

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Finance

Britain’s BT maintains profit outlook despite revenue weakness

LONDON (Reuters) -BT, Britain’s biggest broadband and mobile company, reduced its full-year revenue...

7th November, 2024

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Finance

UK house prices hit record high but rise by least in 3 months, Halifax says

LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices hit a new record high in October but the 0.2% rise from Septe...

7th November, 2024

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Banking

Bank of England readies new rate cut as budget hangs over outlook

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is likely to cut interest rates on Thursday for...

7th November, 2024

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Top Stories

UK orders China-registered firm to sell stake in Scottish chip company

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government on Wednesday ordered China-registered Future Technology De...

7th November, 2024

Image for FTSE 100 pulls back from early gains after Trump’s victory
Investing

FTSE 100 pulls back from early gains after Trump’s victory

By Nikhil Sharma and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 slipped on Wednesday as l...

6th November, 2024

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Finance

M&S and Wetherspoons face multi-million pound hit from ‘double whammy’ budget

By James Davey and Yamini Kalia LONDON (Reuters) – Marks & Spencer and JD Wetherspoon, two of Britai...

6th November, 2024

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UK’s Queen Camilla, suffering chest infection, to resume engagements next week

LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Camilla, the wife of Britain’s King Charles, will resume engagements next w...

6th November, 2024

Image for UK homebuilder Persimmon flags cost concerns after strong Q3 sales
Finance

UK homebuilder Persimmon flags cost concerns after strong Q3 sales

(Reuters) -British homebuilder Persimmon’s sales rates since the start of the third quarter were wel...

6th November, 2024

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UK government confirms spread of bird flu in commercial poultry

(Reuters) – The UK government said on Tuesday it has confirmed a strain of the H5N5 bird flu virus i...

6th November, 2024

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Investing

London stocks edge up, US election in focus

By Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) – Britain’s main stock indexes saw a modest uptick on Tuesday, though a...

5th November, 2024