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Image for UK government bonds surge on gloomy BoE growth view
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UK government bonds surge on gloomy BoE growth view

LONDON (Reuters) – Short-dated British government bond prices surged on Thursday as investors judged...

5th May, 2022

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BoE flags risk of recession and 10% inflation as it raises rates again

By David Milliken, William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England sent a sta...

5th May, 2022

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Pound skids 2% on BoE recession warning, biggest daily fall since 2020

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s pound and government bond yields slid on Thursday, after...

5th May, 2022

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Bank of England’s Bailey explains rate hike

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates on Thursday for the fourth meeting runn...

5th May, 2022

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Bank of England raises rates to 1% despite looming recession risk

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interes...

5th May, 2022

Image for UK’s Channel 4 reveals plan to tap capital as alternative to a sale
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UK’s Channel 4 reveals plan to tap capital as alternative to a sale

LONDON (Reuters) – Channel 4, the publicly-owned British broadcaster that the government wants to se...

5th May, 2022

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Buckingham Palace parties return, without Queen Elizabeth

LONDON (Reuters) – Members of the British royal family will stand in for Queen Elizabeth when the tr...

5th May, 2022

Image for UK auto industry cuts 2022 outlook on supply snags, rising cost of living
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UK auto industry cuts 2022 outlook on supply snags, rising cost of living

(Reuters) – British new car sales this year will be lower than previously thought as the cost-of-liv...

5th May, 2022

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UK revokes Moscow bourse’s status as recognised exchange

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday revoked the Moscow Stock Exchange’s (MOEX) status as a recogn...

5th May, 2022

Image for UK business activity slows to three-month low as inflation soars – PMI
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UK business activity slows to three-month low as inflation soars – PMI

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British private-sector growth slowed to its weakest pace in fou...

5th May, 2022

Image for Global rally lifts UK shares over 1% ahead of BoE decision
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Global rally lifts UK shares over 1% ahead of BoE decision

By Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) – UK shares rose on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s wide...

5th May, 2022

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Sterling drops back towards 21-month lows before BoE decision

(Reuters) – The British pound fell on Thursday against a rebounding dollar before a key policy annou...

5th May, 2022