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FinanceBritish Stocks Mixed as Consumer Giants Apply Pressure
FinanceUnder Threat of Trump Tariffs, UK Posts Rare Goods Trade Deficit With US
FinanceUK Government Pushes Antitrust Regulator to Be 'less Risk Averse'
Sterling Rises After Data Shows Surprise Growth in UK Economy
Date: February 13, 2025
(Reuters) - Sterling jumped on Thursday after data showed the British economy unexpectedly grew in the final quarter of last year, offering some respite from an otherwise downbeat economic outlook....
UK Housing Market Cools in January but Surveyors Stay Upbeat, Rics Survey Shows
Date: February 13, 2025
By Andy Bruce (Reuters) - Britain's housing market slowed noticeably in January as house price growth and buyer demand cooled, according to a survey of chartered surveyors on Thursday who still expect...
UK Junior Health Minister Sacked by PM Starmer, BBC News Reports
Date: February 8, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - A junior minister in the British government's health department has been sacked by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, BBC News reported on Saturday. The minister, Andrew Gwynne, has...
Pound Slides on BoE Rate Cut as Investors Fret About 'stagflation'
Date: February 6, 2025
By Greta Rosen Fondahn and Harry Robertson (Reuters) - Sterling was set for its biggest one-day fall since early January on Thursday, after the Bank of England (BoE) cut interest rates and slashed its...
UK Homebuilder Crest Nicholson Warns It May Breach Loan Terms
Date: February 4, 2025
(Reuters) -British housebuilder Crest Nicholson posted a 53% drop in 2024 fiscal year earnings on Tuesday, in line with market view, and said it expected "greater stabilisation" in the trading...
Saba Suffers Further Defeats in Campaign to Shake up UK Trusts
Date: February 3, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Saba Capital suffered further setbacks in its campaign to shake up Britain's 269 billion pound ($332 billion) investment trust sector on Monday, after shareholders in two more trusts...