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Pound touches 3-week high, UK household support plan in place

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling briefly touched its highest level in three weeks on T...

26th May, 2022

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Analysis-Britain’s shrunken workforce hampers COVID recovery

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy regained its pre-COVID size late last year, b...

26th May, 2022

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UK inflation is causing ‘acute distress’, Sunak says

LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday that high inflation was caus...

26th May, 2022

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Factbox-What is a windfall tax and when has Britain used it?

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government is expected to announce a windfall tax on oil and gas comp...

26th May, 2022

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FTSE 100 ticks higher as oil majors offset slide in BT Group

(Reuters) – Britain’s top share index edged higher on Thursday as gains in oil majors more than offs...

26th May, 2022

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Pound steady near 3-week highs, UK household support plan eyed

LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling held near its highest levels in three weeks on Thursday, with traders aw...

26th May, 2022

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UK stocks edge higher, M&S slips on gloomy outlook

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -UK stocks edged higher on Wednesday as the global mood steadied after a...

25th May, 2022

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Sterling regains some lost ground vs euro, steady against dollar

LONDON (Reuters) – The pound reclaimed some lost ground against a weakening euro on Wednesday, a day...

25th May, 2022

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UK retailers report average sales in May, gloomy outlook

LONDON (Reuters) – British retailers reported a normal level of sales for the time of year, defying...

24th May, 2022

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Sterling slides after soft PMI data

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s pound fell to its lowest level in over a week against th...

24th May, 2022

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UK stocks hit by global gloom, windfall tax threat for utilities

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 fell on Tuesday, as the global mood soured after bleak re...

24th May, 2022

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British restaurant chains gird for sharper sting from inflation

(Reuters) – The owners of British restaurant chains Wagamama and Upper Crust warned on Tuesday infla...

24th May, 2022