uk-economy
UK Builders Suffer Longest Downturn Since Global Financial Crisis
UK's Topps Tiles First-Quarter Revenue Rises on Strong Demand
Sterling at Highest Since mid-September on Dollar and Euro
UK Price Pressures Rise Despite Firms' Lacklustre End to 2025, PMI Shows
UK's Next Lifts Profit Outlook on Strong Christmas Sales
Date: January 6, 2026
LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - British fashion retailer Next on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected 10.6% increase in full-price sales for the nine weeks to December 27 and edged up its annual profit...
UK Food Prices and Shop Price Inflation Pick up at End of 2025, Survey Shows
Date: January 6, 2026
LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - British store chains raised their prices more quickly last month and they might struggle to avoid further increases in 2026 due to higher costs, the British Retail Consortium...
Major UK Businesses Grow Slightly More Optimistic Post-Budget
Date: January 6, 2026
Jan 6 (Reuters) - British company executives became a little more optimistic following finance minister Rachel Reeves' budget and grew more willing to increase investment, although the mood overall...
UK Christmas Grocery Sales Rose 2.5% Year-On-Year, Says NielsenIQ
Date: January 5, 2026
LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - UK grocery sales were 19.6 billion pounds ($26.4 billion) over the four weeks to December 27, an increase of 2.5% on the previous year, market researcher NielsenIQ said on...
Sterling Sags as Traders Await Key Data
Date: January 5, 2026
LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The pound eased against the dollar on Monday, as the greenback headed for a fifth daily rise in a row against a basket of major currencies ahead of a wave of economic data...
UK's Starmer Says Greenland's Future Not for Others to Decide
Date: January 5, 2026
LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that no one other than Greenland and Denmark should decide the future of Greenland, responding to remarks by U.S. President...