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Andy Bruce

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Unexpected UK retail sales jump boosts economy as storm gathers

British retailers reported the best start to the year since 2021 in what may be a fleeting boost for the economy, with rising bills and the U.S. trade war increasingly

Unexpected UK retail sales jump boosts economy as storm gathers
Business|Economy|Europe

Rising bills and trade war push UK consumer mood to 17-month low

British consumer confidence slid this month to its lowest level since November 2023 as people became much gloomier about the outlook for the economy, with rising bills and the

Rising bills and trade war push UK consumer mood to 17-month low
Business|Economy|Europe

UK company activity weakens by most in more than 2 years as US trade war rages, PMI shows

British companies buckled in April under the strain of an escalating global trade war that threatens to tip the economy into a new downturn, a survey showed on Wednesday.

UK company activity weakens by most in more than 2 years as US trade war rages, PMI shows
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UK factories struggle as trade woes hammer sentiment, PMI shows

British manufacturers endured a torrid March as the U.S. tariff threat and looming tax increases at home contributed to a plunge in new orders and ebbing optimism, a business

UK factories struggle as trade woes hammer sentiment, PMI shows
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UK firms stay upbeat, helped by retail rebound, Lloyds survey shows

British business confidence held steady this month, matching February's six-month high and adding to tentative signs of an uptick in the economy in early 2025, a survey

UK firms stay upbeat, helped by retail rebound, Lloyds survey shows
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UK consumers unexpectedly spend more at shops in February

British shoppers unexpectedly loosened their purse-strings last month, official data showed on Friday, defying most forecasts from analysts who

UK consumers unexpectedly spend more at shops in February
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UK finance minister Reeves trims her spending plans in face of slowing economy

British finance minister Rachel Reeves, facing a weak economy, trimmed her spending plans in a budget update on Wednesday that

UK finance minister Reeves trims her spending plans in face of slowing economy
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UK inflation cools more than expected in February but fresh climb expected

British inflation slowed more than expected in February, bringing some relief to consumers ahead of a likely new pick-up in price growth and to

UK inflation cools more than expected in February but fresh climb expected
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Political

UK set to issue around 304 billion pounds of bonds in 2025/26, dealers say: Reuters poll

Beset by weak growth and rising borrowing costs, Britain will bump up its issuance of government bonds in the coming financial year, and some primary

UK set to issue around 304 billion pounds of bonds in 2025/26, dealers say: Reuters poll
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UK services firms provide relief to Reeves before tough budget update

Businesses in Britain's huge services sector reported a pickup this month, according to a survey that offered some comfort to finance minister Rachel Reeves ahead of a

UK services firms provide relief to Reeves before tough budget update
Business|Europe|Travel

Heathrow Airport orders probe into shutdown as travellers endure days of disruption

London's Heathrow Airport resumed full operations on Saturday and ordered a probe into how it dealt with a power outage that shut Europe's busiest air

Heathrow Airport orders probe into shutdown as travellers endure days of disruption
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UK's beleaguered statistics office hit by new data problem

Britain's statistics office, already under fire for its unreliable labour market data, paused publication of industrial inflation figures on

UK's beleaguered statistics office hit by new data problem
Business|Economy|Technology

UK statisticians add VR headsets to inflation basket, cut newspaper ads

Virtual reality headsets will enter Britain's inflation data next month while classified newspaper print adverts will disappear in an annual shake-up of the basket of goods

UK statisticians add VR headsets to inflation basket, cut newspaper ads

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