uk-economy
BoE's Greene Sees Weaker Jobs, Consumption as Key to Any Rate Cut Vote
UK Budget Watchdog Head Quits Over Early Release of Reeves' Budget
US to Exempt UK Pharmaceuticals and Ingredients Under Trade Deal
UK's Starmer Says Reeves Did Not Mislead Public in Run-Up to Budget
UK Stocks Fall, Dragged Down by Industrials; Powell Speech in Focus
Date: December 1, 2025
December 1, 2025 - UK midcaps dipped on Monday, pulled down by financial and industrial shares, amid a general risk-off global sentiment across markets, with investors monitoring domestic data sets...
UK Manufacturing PMI Shows First Growth in Over a Year in November
Date: December 1, 2025
LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Britain's manufacturing sector recorded its first increase in activity since September 2024 last month, bolstered by improved domestic demand and less of a slowdown in orders...
UK Lenders Approve More Mortgages Than Expected in October, Consumer Lending Cools
Date: December 1, 2025
LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - British mortgage approvals rose by more than expected in October and consumer credit grew at a slower pace than in September, Bank of England data showed on Monday. The BoE...
UK Services Optimism Falls at Fastest Pace in 3 Years, Cbi Says
Date: December 1, 2025
LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Optimism in Britain's services sector declined at the fastest pace in three years in the three months to November, hurt by ongoing cost pressures that have eroded profits,...
UK's Starmer Says He Is Proud of Budget and Public Was Not Misled
Date: November 30, 2025
MANCHESTER, England, Nov 30 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will set out on Monday his economic vision for the rest of the Labour government's parliamentary term in a speech that...
UK's Reeves Says She Did Not Mislead Public on the Budget
Date: November 30, 2025
Nov 30 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves on Sunday denied she mislead the public over official forecasts ahead of this month's budget, saying she had been honest about the need to...