LONDON MARKET OPEN: Solid start to quarter as US shutdown averted

London’s FTSE 100 opened the week in the green, with a deal by US lawmakers to avoid a shutdown lifting the mood.

If last week...

Mon, 02/10/2023 - 08:56


IN BRIEF: Schroder European Real Estate secures debt refinancing

Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust PLC - London and Johannesburg-listed property investor - Secures a five-year debt refinancing against its five-asset Dutch industrial portfolio....

Mon, 02/10/2023 - 08:46


Ireland manufacturing sector back in contraction in September

Ireland’s manufacturing sector suffered a decline in September as new orders fell at the fastest pace this year, AIB data showed on Monday.

The headline manufacturing...

Mon, 02/10/2023 - 08:43


TOP NEWS: UK housing market stays subdued but BoE pause offers hope

UK housing market activity ‘remains weak’, mortgage lender Nationwide reported on Monday, with lofty borrowing costs still putting off would-be buyers.

House prices declined 5.3%...

Mon, 02/10/2023 - 08:38


UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to confirm living wage rise to £11 an hour

The national living wage is set to increase to at least £11 an hour from next April, with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt expected to confirm the...

Mon, 02/10/2023 - 06:17


We are ’underdogs’ at polls, UK Tories say as conference opens

Britain’s ruling Conservatives opened their annual conference Sunday, with the party’s chair conceding they were ‘the underdogs’ heading into a general election expected next year...

Mon, 02/10/2023 - 06:04


UK invests £4 billion in nuclear-powered submarine project

Britain has signed contracts worth £4 billion to finance a new phase of the SSN-Aukus next-generation attack submarine project, according to government officials.

The deals, which...

Mon, 02/10/2023 - 05:59


UK PM Sunak insists nation not ‘laughing stock’ amid HS2 turmoil

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted the UK is not a ‘laughing stock’ as he failed to announce a decision on whether HS2 will...

Sun, 01/10/2023 - 10:16


UK PM resists calls for pre-election tax giveaway to boost Tory hopes

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under Conservative pressure to cut taxes, with even members of his Cabinet publicly calling for pre-election giveaways.

As the Tories...

Sun, 01/10/2023 - 10:15


UK government eyes pushing back on ‘anti-car measures’

The UK Conservative government on Friday announced new plans to ‘support drivers’ and push back on ‘anti-car measures’ as some opposition-led areas move to impose...

Sat, 30/09/2023 - 08:41


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