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FinanceUK Finance Minister Reeves: We Remain Committed to Fiscal Rules
FinanceUK Bans Import of Cattle, Pigs and Sheep From Germany
FinanceUK Stocks Rise in Tandem With European Peers as Tariff Worries Ease
HeadlinesUK Poll Shows Right-Wing Reform in Close Second Behind Labour Party
Prime Minister Starmer Plans to Make Britain AI 'superpower'
Date: January 14, 2025
By Andrew MacAskill and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he wanted to make the UK an artificial intelligence "superpower", promising to take a pro-innovation...
London Stocks Slide as Markets Stay Wary of Global Rate Outlook
Date: January 13, 2025
(Reuters) - British equities slipped on Monday, caught up in a global selloff as investors shied away from risky assets following a U.S. jobs report last week reinforced bets that the Federal Reserve...
Deutsche Recommends Selling Sterling on Broad, Trade-Weighted Basis
Date: January 10, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank said investors should sell the pound on a broad trade-weighted basis, in a Friday note, as Britain's current account deficit is no longer improving, and the currency...
Amundi Buys UK Gilts During Sell-Off, Sees Spending Cuts Ahead
Date: January 10, 2025
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's largest asset manager Amundi added to its gilt holdings in its global portfolios amid this week's sell-off in UK bonds, and said British finance minister...
UK's Next, Tesco and Sainsbury's Are Festive Winners but Sector Slowdown Looms
Date: January 7, 2025
By James Davey and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's largest retailers including clothes group Next and supermarkets Tesco, Sainsbury's and Lidl were the big winners at Christmas, ahead of...
UK's FTSE 100 Lags European Peers as Rolls-Royce, Unilever Weigh
Date: January 6, 2025
(Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 inched down on Monday as rating downgrades on index heavyweights Rolls-Royce and Unilever weighed at the start of a data-filled week worldwide, including a jobs reading in...