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Pound rebounds but headwinds blow ahead of BoE decision

LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling recovered from its lowest level against the dollar since March 2020 on We...

15th June, 2022

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UK travel and leisure firms gets summer travel boost

By Sinchita Mitra and Amna Karimi (Reuters) -British retailer WH Smith and hotel group Whitbread are...

15th June, 2022

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Pound reclaims $1.20 but headwinds keep blowing

LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling recovered from its lowest level against the dollar since March 2020 on W...

15th June, 2022

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UK shares climb on boost from financial stocks, strong results

By Devik Jain (Reuters) -London’s main indexes rose on Wednesday as financial stocks gained and stro...

15th June, 2022

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Weak pound and forceful Fed pressure Bank of England to act big

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -With Britain’s currency sinking and the U.S. Federal Reserve poised...

15th June, 2022

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FTSE 100 falls for six straight sessions on rising rate-hike bets

By Devik Jain and Amal S (Reuters) – UK’s FTSE 100 fell for a sixth straight session on Tuesday, as...

14th June, 2022

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Analysis – Weak pound and forceful Fed pressure Bank of England to act big

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – With Britain’s currency sinking and the U.S. Federal Reserve poised...

14th June, 2022

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Pound slammed by prospect of new Scottish independence vote

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling plunged on Tuesday to a 13-month low versus the euro and f...

14th June, 2022

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UK presses ahead with plan for first migrant deportation flight to Rwanda

By Andrew MacAskill and Matthew Childs LONDON/DOVER (Reuters) -Britain’s first scheduled flight taki...

14th June, 2022

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Tesco to give snapshot of UK consumer mood as outlook darkens

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – The fragile state of the British consumer will be laid bare this w...

14th June, 2022

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Scotland’s Sturgeon says nearly ready to outline plan for independence vote

LONDON (Reuters) -Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday said she was nearly ready to gi...

14th June, 2022

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UK jobs market loses some of its inflation heat

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s jobless rate rose for the first...

14th June, 2022