Lucy White
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UK Timeline For US Deal Is Too Ambitious, Ex-Trade Adviser Says
Crawford Falconer, Britain’s former top trade negotiator says the US must be “extraordinarily generous” to meet the deadline.
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Rishi Sunak’s Aim For ‘Global Britain’ Trade Deals Fading After Brexit
Rishi Sunak’s hopes for a string of high-value deals that would cement Britain’s position as trading nation are fading fast, four years after the UK officially left the European Union.
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Rishi Sunak’s Aim For ‘Global Britain’ Trade Deals Fading After Brexit
Rishi Sunak’s hopes for a string of high-value deals that would cement Britain’s position as trading nation are fading fast, four years after the UK officially left the European Union.
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U.K. Says Brexit Border Checks Will Begin Next Week As Planned
The U.K. is pushing ahead with Brexit-related border checks next week, despite warnings from economists they will increase food price inflation.
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U.K. Says Brexit Border Checks Will Begin Next Week As Planned
The U.K. is pushing ahead with Brexit-related border checks next week, despite warnings from economists they will increase food price inflation.
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UK Property Becoming More Affordable At Quickest Pace In Decades
House prices across Britain are on track for their longest stretch of improving affordability in more than two decades, opening the way for more people to grab a rung on the property ladder.
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U.K. Inflation Slows More Than Forecast, Fueling Rate-Cut Bets
Petrol and food prices drove UK inflation to is lowest in more than two years in November, relieving some of the pressure on households in the run-up to Christmas.
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UK Inflation Fears Revived By Unexpected Output Growth
British companies reported an unexpected increase in output in November and evidence of stronger inflation, signs of strength in the economy that may concern the Bank of England. S&P Global said its purchasing managers' index edged up to 50.1, the highest reading in four months and above the threshold level of 50 dividing growth and contraction...
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UK Inflation Fears Revived By Unexpected Output Growth
British companies reported an unexpected increase in output in November and evidence of stronger inflation, signs of strength in the economy that may concern the Bank of England. S&P Global said its purchasing managers' index edged up to 50.1, the highest reading in four months and above the threshold level of 50 dividing growth and contraction...
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BOE Rate-Setters Warn It Will Take Time To Contain UK Inflation
Bank of England policymakers warned that it will take some time to ensure inflation falls back to 2%, their latest effort to push back against market expectations for interest rate cuts next year.
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Hunt Given £17 Billion UK Borrowing Boost Before Statement
UK government borrowing is running 15% below official forecasts, setting the stage for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to announce fiscal giveaways in his Autumn Statement on Wednesday.
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BOE Choices Are Making It Harder For Hunt To Spur UK Economy
(Bloomberg) -- UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will have about £10 billion ($12.3 billion) less for public services or tax cuts in his autumn statement this month as a result of the Bank of England selling off government bonds it bought under quantitative easing, according to economists.
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BOE Governor Pushes Back Against Market Bets On Early Cuts
(Bloomberg) -- Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey pushed back against the market bets on interest rates, saying that officials need to carry on fighting inflation for now.
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Bank Of England Leaves Interest Rates At 15-Year High of 5.25%
The Bank of England left its benchmark lending rate at a 15-year high, ruling out any possibility of letting up on its fight against inflation for the foreseeable future.
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Bank Of England Leaves Interest Rates At 15-Year High of 5.25%
The Bank of England left its benchmark lending rate at a 15-year high, ruling out any possibility of letting up on its fight against inflation for the foreseeable future.
