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LONDON BRIEFING: UK GDP stalls in January as economy misses forecasts
(Alliance News) - UK economic data showed mixed signals, as the economy stalled in January despite an improvement in the country's trade balance, while housebuilder Berkeley reaffirmed its annual profit...
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UK GDP flat in January, misses 0.2% on-month growth forecast
(Alliance News) - The UK economy stalled in January, missing expectations for modest growth, as weakness in production offset flat services output, official data showed on Friday....
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LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 seen marginally up ahead of UK GDP
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open marginally higher on Friday, as oil prices hover around the USD100 mark and investors look ahead to a busy day...
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UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper continues Saudi Arabia visit
(Alliance News) - UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will continue her visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday amid continued concern about Iranian threats to the Strait of Hormuz....
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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 falls on growing fears of prolonged war
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Thursday, after Iran's new leader called for the Strait of Hormuz to "remain closed", raising fears of a prolonged war...
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IN BRIEF: Jubilee Metals secures high-grade copper feed in Zambia
Jubilee Metals Group PLC - London-based metal processing company - Secures additional high-grade copper feed material for its Roan copper concentrator plant in Zambia for USD1.8 million. Says it will...
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UK's Cooper flies to Gulf in show of solidarity amid bombardment
(Alliance News) - Yvette Cooper arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday in a show of solidarity with Britain's Gulf allies as Iran continued to fire missiles and drones at its...
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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE subdued as oil volatility bites
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were slightly lower at midday on Thursday, as energy market volatility and mounting concerns over the inflationary fallout from the Iran war kept...
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Energy spike from Iran war could add 1% to UK inflation in 2026 - OBR
(Alliance News) - A sustained spike in energy prices driven by the US-Israel war with Iran could mean UK inflation ends the year one percentage point higher than expected, the...
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LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE falls as oil jumps on Gulf vessel attacks
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Thursday, as fresh attacks on shipping in the Gulf pushed oil prices higher and kept investors wary....
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