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LONDON BRIEFING: UK retail sales are better than forecast in October

18 Nov 2022, 07:56am

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were called to open slightly higher on Friday, while new data showed UK retail sales performed better than expected last month....

TOP NEWS: BHP says Oz board backs raised offer of AUD28.25 per share

18 Nov 2022, 07:32am

(Alliance News) - BHP Group Ltd said on Friday the board of Oz Minerals Ltd intends to recommend an improved takeover offer that values Oz at AUD9.6 billion....

TOP NEWS: UK retail sales grow 0.6% in October from September

18 Nov 2022, 07:25am

(Alliance News) - UK retail sales performed better than expected in October, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics on Friday....

LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 called higher; pound strengthens

18 Nov 2022, 06:53am

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open slightly higher on Friday, as the focus shifts from the UK autumn budget to October retail sales figures. ...

UK consumer confidence at near historic low despite slight increase

18 Nov 2022, 05:49am

(Alliance News) - UK consumer confidence rose slightly in November in a probable "collective sigh of relief" after the chaos of the mini budget but remains at a near historic...

UK will not drag Ireland into recession – deputy premier Varadkar

17 Nov 2022, 20:08pm

(Alliance News) - The UK won't drag Ireland into a recession, the Irish deputy premier has said....

UK bank surcharge cut; "so-called cut" means 1% tax rise for sector

17 Nov 2022, 17:03pm

(Alliance News) - The UK's autumn budget confirmed the government will slash its tax surcharge on the banking sector to 3% from 8%....

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 ends lower despite post-budget rebound

17 Nov 2022, 17:01pm

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 made a stellar recovery in the final hours of trading after suffering early afternoon malaise in the wake of the Chancellor's autumn statement. ...