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FTSE 100 rebounds as Reckitt and oil stocks offset budget concerns
(Reuters) – The UK’s FTSE 100 edged up on Friday from near three-month lows touched in the prior ses...
1st November, 2024
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UK year-ahead public inflation expectations rise to 3.3% in Oct, Citi/YouGov survey shows
LONDON (Reuters) – British households’ expectations for inflation over the next 12 months rose again...
1st November, 2024
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Pound set for worst weekly losses since 2018 after budget jolt
LONDON (Reuters) – The pound stabilised on Friday after a volatile few sessions, but still headed fo...
1st November, 2024
Business
UK factory activity shrinks slightly for first time since April, PMI shows
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British factory activity contracted very slightly last month fo...
1st November, 2024
Finance
Normal for markets to respond to budget plans, minister says
LONDON (Reuters) – The recent volatility in British financial markets, including a rise in governmen...
1st November, 2024
Finance
New UK debt chief sees ready appetite for more bond issuance
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s government bond market is well placed to absorb the hi...
31st October, 2024
Investing
FTSE indexes slide to near three-month lows on budget angst
By Shubham Batra and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -The UK’s main stock indexes fell to a near three-mont...
31st October, 2024
Finance
Sterling ticks higher as investors expect fewer BoE rate cuts
By Medha Singh (Reuters) – The British pound firmed on Thursday a day after new UK finance minister...
31st October, 2024
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Inflation-boosting UK budget hits bets on Bank of England rate cuts
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Higher inflation fuelled by Britain’s new big-spending budget plans...
31st October, 2024
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UK’s Reeves faces heat for weak growth despite tax-and-spend budget
By William Schomberg, David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves face...
31st October, 2024
Finance
London’s FTSE 100 falls after Labour’s first budget
By Shubham Batra and Nikhil Sharma (Reuters) -The UK’s FTSE 100 fell to an over two-month low on Wed...
31st October, 2024
Business
Factbox-Key measures in UK Labour Party’s first budget in nearly 15 years
LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Rachel Reeves presented her first budget statement to pa...
31st October, 2024