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Image for Pound plumbs month’s low as stock rout hits risk currencies
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Pound plumbs month’s low as stock rout hits risk currencies

By Ritvik Carvalho LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling hit its lowest in a month against the dollar on...

20th August, 2021

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UK house prices to climb on cheap cash, hunt for space: Reuters poll

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – Already-expensive British home prices will see further su...

20th August, 2021

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Short-dated UK yields hit highest since April 2020 in early trade

LONDON (Reuters) – Short-dated British government bond yields hit their highest level since Ap...

19th August, 2021

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Nearly all small UK manufacturers face costs headache: survey

LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly all small British manufacturers are struggling with rising costs, ac...

19th August, 2021

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Business

Will EU Supply Chain Issues Encourage Growth in the UK Economy?

By Steve Ellis, MD at FPE Seals specialists of hydraulic cylinder parts. Brexit and the pandemic hav...

18th August, 2021

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EDF Energy to raise retail energy prices in UK by 12%

By Nora Buli (Reuters) – UK energy supplier EDF Energy, a subsidiary of France’s EDF, on...

18th August, 2021

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British Home Secretary calls on other nations to help take in Afghan refugees

(Reuters) – British Home Secretary Priti Patel has called on other nations to help take in Afg...

18th August, 2021

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UK plans to welcome thousands of Afghans in new refugee plan

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Tuesday announced plans to welcome up to 5,000 Afghans fleeing the Tali...

18th August, 2021

Image for UK aims to start trade talks with India this year
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UK aims to start trade talks with India this year

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – The United Kingdom said on Tuesday it aims to start negotiations...

18th August, 2021

Image for Gatwick Airport urges UK to ease travel rules as seeks reprieve from banks
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Gatwick Airport urges UK to ease travel rules as seeks reprieve from banks

LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) -Britain’s Gatwick Airport urged the government to make international t...

17th August, 2021

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UK government launches strategy for low-carbon hydrogen production

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government launched a strategy on Tuesday to meet its goal of 5...

17th August, 2021

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UK employers have strongest hiring plans in over 8 years, survey shows

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British employers plan to increase staff numbers by the m...

16th August, 2021