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UK's Senior Expects Full-Year Performance to Exceed Expectations
Bootmaker Dr Martens' Shares Fall as US Tariffs Weigh on Profit
UK Consumer Sentiment Slides Ahead of Budget, Retailers Say
London's FTSE 100 Extends Decline as Defence Stocks Fall; UK Inflation Eases
UK PM Starmer Does Not Rule Out Extending Income Tax Threshold Freeze
Date: November 19, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not rule out extending an income tax threshold freeze when asked about it on Wednesday, amid ongoing speculation about finance minister Rachel...
UK House Price Rises Slow in Year to September
Date: November 19, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices in September were 2.6% higher than a year earlier, the smallest annual rise since May and down from an upwardly revised increase of 3.1% in August, figures from...
UK's Workspace Posts First-Half Loss as Budget Uncertainty Delays Leasing
Date: November 19, 2025
By Ankita Bora (Reuters) -Workspace Group said on Wednesday that uncertainty ahead of the UK budget led to delays in leasing decisions by small- and medium-sized businesses, as the London-focused...
Sterling Edges Lower After UK Inflation Eases as Expected
Date: November 19, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling was little changed after British consumer price inflation fell to 3.6% in October, the first drop since May and one which offers some relief to the government and the Bank...
UK's Smiths Group Unveils $1.3 Billion Share Buyback, Reports Revenue Growth
Date: November 19, 2025
(Reuters) -British engineering firm Smiths Group launched a 1-billion-pound ($1.31 billion) share buyback on Wednesday and reported that double-digit growth in its Smiths Detection unit helped first-...
UK's Reeves Says Leaks About the Upcoming Budget 'not Acceptable'
Date: November 19, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday that leaks about next week's government were "not acceptable," following reports that she had abandoned plans to raise income...