British home-buyers, facing higher interest rates, retreat in April – RICS
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – British property surveyors reported a drop in demand in April as new buyers turned…
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UK’s Sunak may fall short on 2023 inflation goal, NIESR forecasts
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak risks missing his goal of halving inflation this year…
Bank of England poised to raise rates again to tackle stubborn inflation
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England (BoE) is poised to raise borrowing costs for the 12th…
Dollar in holding pattern, inflation data provides little clarity on rates
By Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar remained stable against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as data…
Son of jailed Hong Kong activist, U.S. congressman slam UK, Vatican over rights weakness
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The British son of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai…
EU decision clearing $69 billion Microsoft, Activision deal expected May 15, sources say
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators are set to approve Microsoft Corp’s $69 billion acquisition of…
Marketmind: Inflation cloud obscures Fed peak
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The Federal Reserve’s willingness to end…
Britain set to ban Russia’s Wagner Group – The Times
(Reuters) -Britain is set to formally classify Russian mercenary force Wagner Group as a terrorist organisation as a way of…
Mitsubishi Heavy expects record defence orders as Japan pours money into military
TOKYO (Reuters) -Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on Wednesday said it expects to book record defence equipment orders this business year as…
UK citizen extradited to US pleads guilty to 2020 Twitter hack
(Reuters) – A citizen of the United Kingdom who was extradited to New York from Spain last month has pleaded…