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UK factory output slows, price pressures come off peak – CBI

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British industrial output grew at the slowest pace in over a yea...

25th July, 2022

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Britain’s health service facing worst staffing crisis, say lawmakers

By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s state-run National Health Service (NHS) is facing i...

25th July, 2022

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Bank of England policymakers torn on need for big rate move next week

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is weighing up whether to raise interest rates by the most si...

25th July, 2022

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One fifth of UK households had ‘negative disposable income’ in June, says Asda

LONDON (Reuters) – One fifth of British households had “negative disposable income” last month, with...

25th July, 2022

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Pound struggles around $1.20 on economy worries

LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling held around the $1.20 level versus the U.S. dollar on Monday as traders...

25th July, 2022

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UK shares slip as slowdown fears sap risk appetite

By Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) – Britain’s commodity-heavy FTSE 100 tracked a decline in oil and...

25th July, 2022

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Aldi UK awards store staff second pay rise this year

LONDON (Reuters) -German-owned discount supermarket group Aldi UK said on Monday it was awarding its...

25th July, 2022

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth not due to attend Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is not scheduled to attend the Commonwealth Games in Bi...

22nd July, 2022

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Slowdown and cooling prices could ease rate hike pressure on BoE – PMI

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s businesses grew at their slowest pace in 17 months...

22nd July, 2022

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Sterling posts biggest weekly gain against dollar in two-months

By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) -The pound posted its biggest weakly gain versus the dollar since M...

22nd July, 2022

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UK retail sales slip in June as consumers struggle with inflation

LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales edged down in June as drivers cut back on record-priced fuel,...

22nd July, 2022

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One year end of the Trade Credit Reinsurance Scheme: Why should UK businesses continue to invest?

One year on from the end of the Government Trade Credit Reinsurance Scheme, leading trade credit ins...

21st July, 2022