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UK extends fuel duty cut to ease Iran war inflation squeeze

The cut of 5 pence per litre had been due to expire in September but the government said it would extend it after the...

UK rules out mandatory supermarket price caps

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, facing potential leadership challenges after a heavy local election defeat this month, is pushing departments to shield households from rising...

UK house prices showed no growth in year to March, ONS says

It marked the weakest reading since the year to April 2024 International News via Reuters: British house prices were flat in the 12 months to March...

UK shares edge higher as benign inflation data reassures investors

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index gained 0.13% as of 10:40 am GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 climbed 0.29% International News via Reuters: UK shares rose...

Sterling dips after British inflation cools in April

Sterling was last down 0.07% at $1.3384, not far from a nearly six-week low of $1.3304 that was touched on Friday International News via Reuters: The...

UK finance ministry presses supermarkets to cap food prices, sources say

The proposals come as Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government seeks to address an ongoing cost of living crisis and follow a similar move by...

UK allows diesel and jet fuel imports from Russian crude via sanctions carve-out

The move follows a similar step by the United States, which on Monday extended a sanctions waiver allowing purchases of Russian seaborne oil to...

UK’s FTSE 100 ends marginally higher as bond yields resume their rise

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index closed 0.1% higher at 10,330.5 points after rising as much as 0.8% earlier in the day International News via Reuters: UK's...

BOE weighs alternatives to stablecoin holding limits following industry pushback 

The BoE had previously said it would cap holding limits at 20,000 pounds ($26,786) per individual and 10 million pounds per business for sterling...

UK employers cut hiring and post fewer jobs under shadow of Iran war

Early payroll data from the tax office - often revised sharply around the start of the tax year in April - showed a heavy...

Britain’s energy price cap to rise 13% in July, Cornwall Insight says

Energy bills are forecast to rise by 209 pounds ($280) to 1,850 pounds a year for a typical dual-fuel household from July International News via...

Sterling slips after UK jobs data, politics in focus

The Office for National Statistics said the jobs drop was the biggest since May 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but stressed...
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