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Sterling Slides as UK Wage Growth Cools and Jobless Rate Rises
UK Jobless Rate Climbs, Adding to Bank of England Rate Cut Bets
FinanceUK Government Drops Plans to Delay May Council Votes, Adding to Pressure Over U-Turns
Bank of England to Cut Rates in March, Timing of Further Cuts Unclear: Reuters Poll
Sterling Struggles for Direction Before Key British Data
Date: February 16, 2026
By Samuel Indyk LONDON, February 16 (Reuters) - The British pound was struggling for direction against the dollar and the euro on Monday before key economic data due later this week that could make or...
UK PM Says Government Must 'go Faster' on Defence Spending
Date: February 16, 2026
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday the government must "go faster" on defence spending, when asked about a media report suggesting it was considering...
FTSE Indexes Mixed at Start of Data-Heavy Week, Pinewood Plunges
Date: February 16, 2026
Feb 16 (Reuters) - London's FTSE indexes edged higher on Monday, as financial stocks gained heading into a week packed with economic data that could give further clues on the central bank's future...
Britain Needs to Step up Defence Spending Faster, PM Starmer Says
Date: February 16, 2026
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The British government is considering bringing forward the date by which it will spend 3% of economic output on defence, just a year after it last increased its targets, the...
UK Property Asking Prices Hold Steady After Post-Budget Jump, Rightmove Says
Date: February 16, 2026
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Asking prices for British homes held steady in the four weeks to February 7 after a post-budget relief rally over the Christmas and New Year period, property website...
UK Labour Reforms to Cut Hiring by One in Three Employers, Survey Shows
Date: February 16, 2026
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - More than one in three UK employers plan to cut their hiring of permanent staff due to costs introduced by the government's labour law reforms, a survey showed on Monday....