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LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE called higher; Next interims due
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London are set to move higher on Thursday, with risk sentiment improved after the Bank of England moved to intervene in a volatile bond...
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UK ministers mull pulling inflation-linked benefits rise plans
(Alliance News) - Benefits may not be hiked in line with spiralling inflation, a minister has suggested, while insisting UK government plans to cut taxes to the benefit of the...
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UK trade chief tells US Britain is "going for growth" with tax cuts
(Alliance News) - Kemi Badenoch has used her first overseas visit as UK trade secretary to spruik the government's economic strategies as "going for growth in a big way"....
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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 moves into green as BoE soothes fears
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 moved into the green in afternoon trading on Wednesday, reversing the losses seen earlier in the session, after the Bank of England announced it...
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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks trim loss as BoE aims to calm bond market
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 hit a near seven-month low on Wednesday but perked up in late morning trade, paring losses after the Bank of England moved to restore...
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TOP NEWS: Bank of England steps into market to buy long-dated gilts
(Alliance News) - The Bank of England on Wednesday announced that it will carry out temporary purchases of long-dated gilts, after recent instability in the UK government bond market. ...
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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Equity sell-off deepens and IMF rattles pound
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Wednesday, as another step up in Western tensions with Russia soured already fragile investor sentiment, while the pound struggled after...
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LONDON BRIEFING: boohoo cuts outlook; Burberry creative chief departs
(Alliance News) - European energy market worry, UK fiscal policy concern, and interest rate hike and inflation fear were piling up on markets on Wednesday morning. ...
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LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE called lower as Russia tensions rise
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open in the doldrums on Wednesday, extending a recent period of weakness in equity markets....
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UK chancellor seeks to calm City after IMF urges to change tack
(Alliance News) - UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will step up efforts to reassure the City about his economic plans after the International Monetary Fund criticised the measures and the Bank...
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