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UK's Accelerating Wage Growth Highlights BoE's Inflation Caution
Date: February 18, 2025
By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British pay growth accelerated in late 2024, according to data that suggested the jobs market was holding up and underscored why the Bank of...
UK PM Starmer Says U.S. Must Provide Security Guarantee for Ukraine to Deter Russia
Date: February 17, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that there must be a U.S. security commitment for European countries to send postwar peacekeeping forces to Ukraine and it was too...
FTSE 100 up on Defence Boost; Supreme Court Motor Finance Verdict Hits Some Banks
Date: February 17, 2025
(Reuters) - Britain's benchmark index closed higher on Monday, supported by aerospace and defence stocks, while some banks slid after the Supreme Court rejected a move by finance minister Rachel...
Bank of England's Bailey Says Inflation Is Slowing, 2025 Jump Will Not Last
Date: February 17, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said in an interview published on Monday that inflation was slowing and an expected pick-up in price growth later this year was unlikely to...
UK Firms Brace for Hit From Tax Hikes, Surveys Show
Date: February 17, 2025
(Reuters) - Many British employers intend to raise prices and cut headcount because of the government's tax increases on business, with confidence among small businesses falling to a five-year low,...
UK Housing Market Starts to Feel the Drag From Tax Change, Rightmove Says
Date: February 17, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - A run-up in asking prices for newly listed homes in Britain has lost steam ahead of an increase in property purchase taxes, according to a survey published on Monday. Property...