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FTSE 100 dented by Wall St losses, plunge in ad firm WPP

By Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 closed lower on Friday as Wall Street slipped afte...

5th August, 2022

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UK’s Sunak criticised for claiming he diverted funds from deprived areas

By William James LONDON (Reuters) – Rishi Sunak, trailing in the two-horse race to replace British P...

5th August, 2022

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BoE’s Bailey rebuffs talk of less central bank independence in UK

By William Schomberg and William James LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey pus...

5th August, 2022

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Renewals up, new business down – how the FCA ruling has affected home and motor insurance

By Yochai Melochna, Head of Customer Success, Earnix Six months since the FCA ended price walking on...

5th August, 2022

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Sterling creeps lower vs dollar after BoE’s gloomy outlook

LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound eased against the U.S. dollar on Friday, a day after the Bank o...

5th August, 2022

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London shares fall as energy stocks weigh

By Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -UK shares fell on Friday, with energy stocks leading the declines, a...

5th August, 2022

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UK house prices fall for first time in 13 months, Halifax says

LONDON (Reuters) -House prices in Britain fell the first time in more than a year in July in monthly...

5th August, 2022

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Bank of England raises rates by most since 1995 even as long recession looms

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates...

4th August, 2022

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Sterling slammed as BoE delivers big rate hike but warns of long recession

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling fell on Thursday after the Bank of England raised interest...

4th August, 2022

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Quotes – ‘All options are on the table’: BoE press conference after rate hike

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates by the most in 27 years on Thursday, de...

4th August, 2022

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Britain lifts rates by most since 1995, latest to deliver aggressive hikes

(Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates on Thursday by half-a-point in its biggest mov...

4th August, 2022

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Instant View: Bank of England raises rates by most since 1995

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates by the most in 27 years on Thursday, de...

4th August, 2022