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FinanceBritish Homebuilder Vistry Posts 11% Sales Growth on Affordable Housing Demand
UK Pre-Budget Blues and Rate Cut Concerns Pile Pressure on Pound
Analysis-Major Investors Call on Britain's Reeves to Double Fiscal Buffer
UK's Cbi Tells Reeves to Break Tax Promises and Build Fiscal Headroom
Bank of England Set for Tight Rates Decision as Inflation Softens and Budget Looms
Date: November 6, 2025
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England is set to announce a potentially knife-edge interest rate decision on Thursday with most investors expecting no change before this month's...
UK's Reeves Set to Spare Banks From Budget Tax Raid, Ft Reports
Date: November 5, 2025
(Reuters) -British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves is set to spare banks from a punitive budget tax raid, after making it clear to colleagues she wants the sector to remain competitive and able to...
Sterling Steadies Day Ahead of BoE Meeting
Date: November 5, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -The pound stabilised on Wednesday as traders looked to fine-tune positioning ahead of Thursday's important Bank of England meeting, but remained at close to a seven-month low against...
UK's FTSE 100 Clinches New Record Close; Focus on BoE, Earnings
Date: November 5, 2025
(Reuters) -UK's FTSE 100 was flat on Wednesday as losses in heavyweight banks were offset by rising energy shares, while investors focus on a Bank of England interest rate decision and more corporate...
UK Consumers Bracing for Higher Taxes From Budget, Warns M&s Boss
Date: November 5, 2025
By James Davey and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -British consumers are bracing for higher taxes from the upcoming budget and the finance minister's recent warning of shared pain to come risks weighing...
Wetherspoon Cautious as Sales Growth Slows Ahead of UK Budget
Date: November 5, 2025
(Reuters) -British pub chain JD Wetherspoon reported a slowdown in recent sales growth on Wednesday and warned of a heavy blow to the industry if the government repeats last year's mix of tax...