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Healthcare stocks boost FTSE 100, economy worries weigh on midcap stocks

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -London’s FTSE 100 ended higher on Thursday, aided by healthcare and con...

24th March, 2022

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‘Indefensible’: UK’s Sunak under fire over response to cost of living crisis

By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rishi Sunak faced bro...

24th March, 2022

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Bank of England questions tighter bank capital rules after Ukraine invasion

By David Milliken and Huw Jones LONDON, March 24 (Reuters ) – The Bank of England said on Thursday t...

24th March, 2022

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Record share of UK manufacturers raise prices, CBI survey shows

LONDON (Reuters) – The proportion of British manufacturers expecting to raise prices over the next t...

22nd March, 2022

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FTSE 100 notches best week in over year

By Amal S and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -British stocks ended near session highs on Friday, and the b...

18th March, 2022

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Balancing Britain’s energy security options as prices rise

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is expected to publish its plan next week on how to boo...

18th March, 2022

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UK investors see 113 billion pounds of BoE bond sales by 2025

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Bond market experts expect the Bank of England to sell 113 bill...

18th March, 2022

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UK’s Sunak says his priority is to cut taxes

LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday his priority was now to cut ta...

18th March, 2022

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Bank of England raises rates in 8-1 vote

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates on Thursday in a bid to keep fast-risin...

17th March, 2022

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Bank of England hikes rates again but shows unease over outlook

By Andy Bruce and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England raised interest rates again o...

17th March, 2022

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Pound falls after BoE raises rates but sounds less sure about future hikes

LONDON (Reuters) -The British pound dropped on Thursday after the Bank of England raised interest ra...

17th March, 2022

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FTSE 100 extends gains as BoE hikes rate but outlook clouded

By Amal S (Reuters) -UK’s blue-chip FTSE 100 extended gains on Thursday, as a weaker pound lifted sh...

17th March, 2022