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Taiwan’s President looks forward to Britain supporting its CPTPP bid

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen told visiting British minister of state for trade...

9th November, 2022

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BoE’s Pill sees no victory over inflation yet but recession coming

LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England (BoE) cannot consider the threats posed by inflation to be und...

8th November, 2022

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UK’s Persimmon signals margin hit amid house price fall

(Reuters) – Persimmon, Britain’s second-largest housebuilder, warned on 2023 profit margins on Tuesd...

8th November, 2022

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Sterling slips as dollar edges higher, with all eyes on U.S

By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound fell on Tuesday as the dollar rose, with inv...

8th November, 2022

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FTSE 100 drops as commodity-linked stocks weigh; Persimmon tumbles

By Johann M Cherian (Reuters) – The FTSE 100 index fell on Tuesday, dragged down by commodity-linked...

8th November, 2022

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UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt to announce a tax raid on inheritance -Telegraph

(Reuters) – British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt is to announce a tax raid on inheritance as he atte...

8th November, 2022

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UK faces 50 billion pound fiscal hole, government sources say

By Elizabeth Piper and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt will s...

7th November, 2022

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UK bond turmoil leaves smaller pension schemes with longer-term costs

By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – The recent crisis in Britain’s government bond market means small...

7th November, 2022

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Sterling rises but gloomy economic outlook remains in focus

LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling rose on Monday, largely boosted by a softer dollar, which pushed the pou...

7th November, 2022

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FTSE 100 lags European peers as healthcare, energy decline

By Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -The FTSE 100 index dipped in choppy trading on Monday as GSK led a fa...

7th November, 2022

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‘Mini-budget’ fallout hits UK house prices in October – Halifax

LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices fell in October at the fastest monthly rate since February 20...

7th November, 2022

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Six in ten Britons will spend less at Christmas -Deloitte survey

LONDON (Reuters) – Six in ten Britons believe they will have less money to spend over the Christmas...

7th November, 2022