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Image for European retail shares slide to lowest since outbreak of COVID crisis in 2020
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European retail shares slide to lowest since outbreak of COVID crisis in 2020

LONDON (Reuters) – European retail stocks fell on Friday to their lowest level since the onset of th...

24th June, 2022

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Britons, shaken by cost-of-living squeeze, cut back on shopping

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British consumers cut back on shopping in May in the face of...

24th June, 2022

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Analysis: UK’s Brexit woes threaten another flagship policy – levelling-up

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – Dashed hopes, so far at least, that Brexit would tilt Britain’s eco...

23rd June, 2022

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UK’s Johnson steps back from row with Prince Charles over Rwanda policy

By Andrew MacAskill KIGALI (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved away from a confro...

23rd June, 2022

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UK PM Johnson rejects resignation talk before elections

KIGALI (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson dismissed as “crazy” the suggestion he might...

23rd June, 2022

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UK PM Johnson’s Conservatives brace for by-election setback

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Boris Johnson’s Conservative party faces voters in two very dif...

23rd June, 2022

Image for Sterling trims losses after better-than-expected PMI data
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Sterling trims losses after better-than-expected PMI data

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling trimmed some of its losses on Thursday after better-than-e...

23rd June, 2022

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Sterling trims some declines after better-than-expected PMI data

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling trimmed some of its declines versus the euro and the doll...

23rd June, 2022

Image for UK consumer spending softens, job ads fall in past week
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UK consumer spending softens, job ads fall in past week

LONDON (Reuters) – British consumers’ spending on credit and debit cards fell slightly over the past...

23rd June, 2022

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UK’s Truss: Ukraine grain crisis must be solved in the next month

ANKARA (Reuters) -The crisis around grain trapped in Ukraine must be resolved in the next month, Bri...

23rd June, 2022

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Strikes cripple Britain’s railways, unions warn of more to come

LONDON (Reuters) – Strikes crippled Britain’s rail network on Thursday as union bosses, train operat...

23rd June, 2022

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London’s Heathrow raises passenger traffic, cost forecasts

(Reuters) – London’s Heathrow said on Thursday demand for travel has been stronger than expected, pr...

23rd June, 2022