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New UK prime minister to be announced on Sept. 5 as tax dominates contest

By Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new prime minister will be annou...

11th July, 2022

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Weekly economic update: Economics Trumps Politics

By Rupert Thompson, Investment Strategist at Kingswood Global equities last week regained their loss...

11th July, 2022

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UK’s Javid sets out tax-cutting plan in pitch to be PM

LONDON (Reuters) – Sajid Javid, a contender to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister, sa...

11th July, 2022

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UK inflation still likely to fall sharply next year, BoE’s Bailey says

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Monday that he st...

11th July, 2022

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UK’s FTSE 100 flat as defensives offset China COVID-19 worries

By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) – UK’s internationally-focussed FTSE 100 was su...

11th July, 2022

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Foreign Secretary Truss enters race to become next British prime minister

By Kate Holton, Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -The 11 candidates seeking to r...

11th July, 2022

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Britain’s Go-Ahead predicts upbeat 2022 as passenger numbers recover

By Muhammed Husain (Reuters) -Transport operator Go-Ahead Group on Monday delivered an upbeat assess...

11th July, 2022

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Pound eyes 2-year lows as race for next British Prime Minister heats up

LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound held near a two-year low on Monday as traders held their breath...

11th July, 2022

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FTSE 100 down as China COVID worries weigh on miners

(Reuters) -UK stocks fell on Monday as worries about fresh COVID-19 curbs in China and the energy cr...

11th July, 2022

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Contest to replace Boris Johnson begins, opponents demand he goes now

By Michael Holden and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – As many as a dozen candidates were on Friday eyein...

8th July, 2022

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UK stocks end the week higher amid political, economic turmoil

By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 inched up on Friday boosted by e...

8th July, 2022

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Former UK finance minister Sunak bids to replace PM Johnson

By William James and Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) -British former finance minister Rishi Sunak s...

8th July, 2022