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Image for UK inflation hits double digits for first time since 1982
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UK inflation hits double digits for first time since 1982

By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Consumer price inflation in Britain jumped...

17th August, 2022

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FTSE 100 subdued as UK inflation hits double digits

By Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 was muted on Wednesday after data sh...

17th August, 2022

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FTSE 100 ends higher as miners shine, Ted Baker soars on buyout deal

By Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -Britain’s top share index ended near a 10-week pea...

16th August, 2022

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UK sees biggest rise in foreign workers since COVID-19 pandemic

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain recorded its biggest rise in foreign workers since the...

16th August, 2022

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Sterling little changed after mixed labour market data

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound was little changed on Tuesday, having briefly f...

16th August, 2022

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UK’s hot labour market cools and inflation eats pay

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s super-hot labour market showed s...

16th August, 2022

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Average annual UK grocery bill highest since at least 2008 -industry data

LONDON (Reuters) – UK grocery inflation hit 11.6% in August, the highest level since at least 2008,...

16th August, 2022

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UK to offer COVID booster to all adults from September

By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) -All adults in the United Kingdom will be offered a COVID-19 boos...

15th August, 2022

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FTSE 100 up as AstraZeneca gains offset commodity losses

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 edged up on Monday as gains in drugmaker AstraZeneca and...

15th August, 2022

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Sterling falls vs dollar as focus turns to UK data

LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound fell on Monday against a broadly stronger dollar at the start o...

15th August, 2022

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Waning fears over U.S. inflation push FTSE 100 to fourth weekly rise

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -Britain’s top share index logged its fourth consecutive week of gains o...

12th August, 2022

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UK’s Truss says energy firm profit is not evil as bill forecasts soar

By William James and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -British leadership candidate Liz Truss, the f...

12th August, 2022