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Image for Britain’s pound inches up, but growth fears dominate
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Britain’s pound inches up, but growth fears dominate

By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s pound inched up against the dollar on Thursday, but sta...

19th May, 2022

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Royal Mail’s profit outlook shaky on labour dispute; shares slide

By Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) -Britain’s Royal Mail said on Thursday the pay dispute with its larges...

19th May, 2022

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Canada’s Brookfield buys Britain’s HomeServe for $5 billion

By Emma-Victoria Farr and Sachin Ravikumar FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management...

19th May, 2022

Image for FTSE 100 tumbles 2% on global slowdown worries
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FTSE 100 tumbles 2% on global slowdown worries

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 tumbled on Thursday as investors globally fretted over th...

19th May, 2022

Image for Britain’s National Grid flags challenge from cost-of-living crisis
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Britain’s National Grid flags challenge from cost-of-living crisis

(Reuters) -Britain’s National Grid on Thursday reported a rise in its annual pre-tax profit, helped...

19th May, 2022

Image for UK inflation hits 40-year high of 9.0%, squeezing households harder
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UK inflation hits 40-year high of 9.0%, squeezing households harder

By Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British inflation surged last month to its hig...

18th May, 2022

Image for Pound falls as UK inflation hits 40 year high
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Pound falls as UK inflation hits 40 year high

By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – The pound fell against the dollar on Wednesday after data showed...

18th May, 2022

Image for FTSE 100 slips on inflation worries, Premier Foods boosts midcaps
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FTSE 100 slips on inflation worries, Premier Foods boosts midcaps

(Reuters) -UK’s top share index slipped on Wednesday as data showed inflation jumped 9% last month,...

18th May, 2022

Image for UK unemployment hits 48-year low, pushing up pay
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UK unemployment hits 48-year low, pushing up pay

By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s jobless rate hit a 48-year low i...

17th May, 2022

Image for UK food price inflation could hit 10% this year – M&S chairman
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UK food price inflation could hit 10% this year – M&S chairman

LONDON (Reuters) -Food price inflation in Britain could hit 10% this year, the chairman of upmarket...

17th May, 2022

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Economists sound the alarm over UK’s post-Brexit finance plans

LONDON (Reuters) – More than 50 economists warned on Monday that Britain’s post-Brexit plans to boos...

16th May, 2022

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Worsening global risk sentiment knocks sterling

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling fell on Monday as weak Chinese economic data added pressu...

16th May, 2022