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UK economy gathers pace but cost pressures intensify, PMI shows

The final reading of the S&P Global UK Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) ​rose to 52.5 in August from 52.1 in July, its strongest...

Sterling ticks up from three-week low as yen rallies and oil cools

Sterling climbed 0.1% to $1.35, having fallen to a three-week low of $1.348 in the previous session as the safe-haven dollar rose following renewed...

UK finance minister Healey to give major speech next week

The speech has been scheduled for Monday, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity International News via Reuters: British finance minister John Healey plans to...

UK bond yields hit fresh 19-year high, adding to pressure on Healey

The yield on 10-year gilts peaked at 5.294% on Wednesday, the highest since August 2007, shortly after 0900 GMT before easing back after Prime...

UK fines Citibank London $6 million over Russia sanctions breaches

Britain's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) said the bank had enabled multiple transactions in breach of its regime, most of which occurred between...

UK’s midcaps hit nearly a one-month low as gilt yields surge

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 0.56% to 10,728.90 points by 10:10 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 slipped 0.8% to its lowest since...

Sterling hits 3-week low versus dollar, Middle East and gilts in focus

The U.S. and Iran were back on a war footing on Wednesday after the most significant exchange of fire in weeks International News via Reuters: Sterling...

UK to unveil ‘comprehensive’ response to Israeli West Bank settlement plans in coming weeks

Miliband told lawmakers that Israel's E1 settlement project would cut across land which the Palestinians seek for a state and "risks making a Palestinian...

London midcaps lead losses as rising gilt yields weigh; Reckitt gains

The export-focused FTSE 100 index closed 0.32% lower at 10,789 points while the domestically focused FTSE 250 declined 1.67% International News via Reuters: London's midcap FTSE...

UK’s Frasers plans to boost stake in Hugo Boss to more than 50%

The group, owned by business tycoon Mike Ashley, also said it was reviewing its support for Hugo Boss Chairman Stephan Sturm International News via Reuters: British...

London stocks slide as rising gilt yields weigh; Reckitt gains

The export-focused FTSE 100 index dropped 1% to a two-week low of 10,725.6 points by 1019 GMT, while the domestically-focused FTSE 250 declined 1.9%...

UK mortgage approvals fall to lowest since January 2024, Bank of England data shows

The BoE said lenders approved 56,053 mortgages in July, the lowest since January 2024, below all forecasts in a Reuters poll of economists that...
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