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Business

Russia-Ukraine – What this volatile backdrop means for businesses

By Neil Debenham The Covid-19 pandemic significantly affected businesses and induced numerous perman...

3rd March, 2022

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Trading

Sterling rises vs euro, focus on economy, rate hike bets

(Reuters) -Sterling rose against a weakening euro on Wednesday, with investors focusing on market be...

2nd March, 2022

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UK retailers raise prices by most since 2011 – BRC

LONDON (Reuters) – British shoppers were hit last month by the biggest price rises from major retail...

2nd March, 2022

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Trading

Sterling steadies with focus on Ukraine tensions and BoE speeches

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling steadied on Tuesday against the euro and the dollar as in...

1st March, 2022

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BoE’s Mann: inflation fears drove vote for half point rate hike

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said she voted for a...

25th February, 2022

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Trading

Sterling falls to 2-month low versus dollar, biggest drop since March 2020

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) -Sterling crashed against a surging dollar in its worst day since March...

24th February, 2022

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Banking

Sterling falls versus dollar, holds ground against euro

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Sterling fell against the dollar but stood its ground versus the euro...

24th February, 2022

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UK records 41,130 new COVID cases, 205 deaths

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain reported 41,130 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and 205 more deaths within...

23rd February, 2022

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Investing

Britain to unlock ‘billions of pounds’ by easing insurance capital rules

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will unlock “tens of billions of pounds” of insurance sector...

22nd February, 2022

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Trading

EU-UK talks on Northern Ireland impasse: ‘neither breakthrough nor breakdown’

By John Chalmers BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s top negotiator in post-Brexit talks with...

22nd February, 2022

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UK’s Johnson scraps COVID restrictions in England

By Elizabeth Piper and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris on Monday said...

22nd February, 2022

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‘God Save The Queen’: messages pour in after Elizabeth catches COVID

By Sarah Mills WINDSOR, England (Reuters) – News that Britain’s Queen Elizabeth had tested positive...

21st February, 2022