The overall headline rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Prices Index was unchanged at 3.8%. Barratt Redrow today forecast an increase in completions for the new financial year to between 17 ...

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FTSE 100 Live: London ands European stocks tumble as US dollar drops, gold keeps rising

The UK jobs market "continues to cast a shadow over household finances", says analyst Rob Morgan at Charles Stanley, who highlights that unemployment has crept up from 4.4% to 4.7% this year, while ...

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FTSE dips while US stocks lose ground as US-China trade deal close, says Bessent

With reciprocal tariffs set to take effect in November, Bessent told reporters he expects further talks to happen before then. Bessent reiterated that he also expects a finalised ...

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UK stocks dumped at fastest pace in 20 years ahead of ‘terrifying’ Budget

Global investors have dumped British stocks at the fastest pace in 20 years as stock pickers were said to be “terrified” by Rachel Reeves’s upcoming Budget. New figures published on Tuesday show that ...

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FTSE 100 Live: Miners Lift Index, Tesco Growth Supports Retail, Trustpilot Surges as FTSE 100 Sees Mixed Trading

The FTSE 100 opened cautiously, down 18 points to 9258.64 due to downgrades to the major consumer firms, but supported by mining companies and strong retail. Br ...

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