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UK manufacturing growth hits 16-month low in May -PMI

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British manufacturing activity expanded in May at the weakest rate s...

1st June, 2022

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Sterling struggling for direction amid concerns about economy

(Reuters) – Sterling was struggling for direction on Wednesday, with investors concerned about a det...

1st June, 2022

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FTSE 100 slips ahead of long weekend as ex-dividend trades weigh

(Reuters) -UK stocks were set for a long weekend with mild losses on Wednesday, as ex-dividend tradi...

1st June, 2022

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UK credit card borrowing soars by most since 2005 as cost-of-living squeeze tightens

By Andy Bruce and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Credit card borrowing in Britain rose last month...

31st May, 2022

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UK to grant visas to graduates from the world’s best universities

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will offer work visas to graduates from the world’s b...

30th May, 2022

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UK prices rise on cooler, less windier weather

LONDON (Reuters) – British wholesale gas prices rose on Monday as cooler and less windier weather ra...

30th May, 2022

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FTSE 100 hits one-month high, Countryside soars after takeover approach

(Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 hit over one-month highs on Monday, as an easing of China’s COVID-19 curbs...

30th May, 2022

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Sterling steady near one-month high

LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound traded little changed against a faltering U.S. dollar on Monday...

30th May, 2022

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Prince William holds future of British monarchy in his hands

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – While nearly all attention will be focused next week on Queen E...

27th May, 2022

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UK equities head for best week since mid-March

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – UK’s FTSE 100 inched higher on Friday, putting the blue-chip index on...

27th May, 2022

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Sterling heads for second weekly gain after UK household support plan

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s pound looked set for a second weekly rise and was close to a one-month...

27th May, 2022

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UK household support package will have ‘minimal impact’ on inflation – Sunak

By William James and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on F...

27th May, 2022