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Sterling slips with economic data, tariff uncertainty in focus

Last week saw investors in UK assets rattled by ambiguities around the health of public finances International News via Reuters: Sterling slipped on Monday in a...

UK equities mixed as investors assess tariff-related updates, company news

Oil and gas stocks weighed on the index, dropping 2.6%, with energy giant Shell losing almost 3% International News via Reuters: London's main stock indexes were...

Sterling heads for weekly loss as fiscal concerns loom

The pound was flat and last fetched $1.36, while against the euro it inched 0.1% lower and was last at 86.26 pence International News via...

Welfare cuts U-turn shows extent of UK’s fiscal challenges, S&P says

S&P has a "stable" outlook on its AA UK credit rating International News via Reuters: The inability of Britain's government to make cuts to welfare spending...

In new threat to UK’s Labour, former leader Corbyn in talks to start new party

Corbyn, an avowed socialist who took control of the party in 2015, was its most left-wing leader in a generation International News via Reuters: The former...

UK shares fall amid domestic fiscal worries, looming tariff deadline

Global markets were subdued after Trump said Washington will start sending letters with tariff rates to countries International News via Reuters: London's main stock indexes fell...

Tesla’s UK sales jump in June from a year earlier, data shows

Tesla sold 7,719 units in June, up 14% from a year earlier, according to the SMMT International News via Reuters: Tesla's new car sales in Britain...

Sterling steadies after selloff, fiscal worries prevail

Sterling edged up 0.1% to $1.365 after sinking 0.8% in the previous session International News via Reuters: Sterling edged higher on Thursday, stabilising after fiscal...

UK services sector grows at fastest pace since August, PMI shows

Prices charged by services firms increased at the weakest rate since February 2021 International News via Reuters: British services sector activity expanded at the fastest rate...

UK bonds suffer biggest selloff since October 2022 as worries build over finance minister

Sterling dropped by more than 1% against the dollar, set for its largest one-day decline since mid-June International News via Reuters: British government bond prices fell...

U-turns wipe out UK welfare savings and strain budget, analysts warn

The government backed down on its plan to make it harder to claim the Personal Independence Payment International News via Reuters: Prime Minister Keir Starmer's...

BoE’s Taylor warns soft landing for UK economy at risk, sees more rate cuts

Charts published in Taylor's speech showed interest rates could fall to around 2.25% International News via Reuters: Bank of England policymaker Alan Taylor said on Wednesday...
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