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UK's Conservative Party is in the final stage of selecting a new leader, who will then be the next Prime Minister, following the resignation of Liz Truss after only 45 days on the job. The havoc in th

The UK government has announced it will make its energy price cap less generous from April next year. That could add 3pp to inflation for much of 2023, and depending on how the changes are made, could

October's flash PMI data for the UK will be eagerly awaited, given the growing chorus of concerns regarding the country's economic health and financial market stability. The additional upward pressure

After a mini-budget revision was announced, including elimination of the 45% income tax bracket, many financiers who would directly benefit were alarmed, oddly so. The pound depreciated to under $1.04

Price action in UK gilts is going from bad to worse. A daunting list of challenges has arisen for sterling-denominated bond investors, and the Treasury's mini-budget has done little to shore up confid

The S&P Global/CIPS UK Composite PMI fell below the crucial 50.0 no-change mark during August for the first time in 18 months. A severe and accelerated drop in UK manufacturing output was joined by a

The latest UK jobs numbers present a complicated picture for the Bank of England. Job vacancies are falling but labour supply issues remain a challenge, even if there are some encouraging signs that m

The Bank of England recently hiked interest rates by 50 basis points, marking its biggest single rate increase since 1995.

United Kingdom country-related exchange traded funds strengthened Thursday after Boris Johnson announced his resignation as British prime minister, ending the latest round of political uncertainty gri

The UK economy sustained a modest pace of expansion in June according to preliminary PMI survey data and also saw steady strong employment growth. Other forward-looking indicators also point to worsen

U.K. equities have generally underperformed their global peers consistently over the last decade.

U.K. Economic Growth Strong; Ukraine War Drives Price Rise, Dents Business Confidence

Our Guide To The Bank Of England's Quantitative Tightening

Retail investors trading instruments linked to currency pairs on the exchange in November indicated a positive outlook for the Canadian and Australian dollars, as well as the British pound, against th

The underlying trend in the pace of UK economic growth likely slowed for a third successive month in August. Growth deteriorated in other parts of the services economy in August, notably across the va