UK economy

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NatWest profit jumps as cost-of-living crisis looms

By Iain Withers and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – British lender NatWest posted a 41% jump in fi...

29th April, 2022

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UK’s Travis Perkins sees more uncertain outlook for building materials inflation

LONDON (Reuters) -Travis Perkins, Britain’s biggest seller of building materials, said on Friday its...

29th April, 2022

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Local elections could spell end of the party for UK’s Johnson

By Andrew MacAskill and Michael Holden NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, England (Reuters) – John Jones is the s...

29th April, 2022

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Britain delays full post-Brexit import checks until late 2023

By Muvija M and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has delayed imposing its full post-Brexi...

28th April, 2022

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Britain delays full post-Brexit import checks until late 2023

By Muvija M and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has delayed imposing its full post-Brexi...

28th April, 2022

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Britain’s Sainsbury’s warns of lower profit on inflation hit

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket group Sainsbury’s followed market leader Tesco...

28th April, 2022

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UK card spending, online job ads fall after Easter – ONS

LONDON (Reuters) – Measures of consumer behaviour in Britain weakened after the recent Easter holida...

28th April, 2022

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Sterling steadies near 21-month low against strong dollar

(Reuters) – The British pound edged higher on Thursday but was still trading near a 21-month low aga...

28th April, 2022

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BoE set to walk the line between inflation and recession

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England next week will try to walk what Governor...

27th April, 2022

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Brexit has added 6% to Britain’s food bills, researchers say

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Extra trade barriers created by Britain’s exit from the Europea...

27th April, 2022

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BoE set to walk the line between inflation and recession

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England next week will try to walk what Governor...

27th April, 2022

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UK retail sales slump as inflation rises, spending shifts – CBI

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British retail sales slumped in April with the first year-on-ye...

27th April, 2022