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British assets volatile as cooling labor market adds pressure to Bank of England and Finance Minister Reeves
Millennium Wheel And Skyline At Sunset. London, England. Design Pics Editorial | Universal Images Group | Getty Images U.K. assets were volatile in morning trade on Tuesday, as investors weighed the economic impact of a weakening labor market ahead of a critical budget and the final interest rate decision of the year. Data released by […]
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Europe stocks higher; Swiss stocks rise on optimism over possible reduction in U.S. tariffs
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 07, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks maintained their positive momentum as an end to the U.S. government shutdown is in sight. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.5% on Tuesday morning, with most […]
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UK Exchange: A minimum wage hike — with maximum consequences
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch Although her next Budget remains three weeks away, exhausted political commentators are already confident of some measures to be announced by Rachel Reeves, the U.K.’s finance minister. One is a further extension of the freeze in […]
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European markets lower as investors react to earnings; UK’s Reeves delivers pre-budget speech
The skyline of London’s financial district. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks were lower on Tuesday, reversing positive sentiment seen at the start of the new trading month. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 1.1% at 8:25 a.m. (3:25 a.m.ET), with all sectors in negative territory. The U.K.’s […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: UK backs innovation hub Cambridge, even as rapid expansion tests the city’s limit
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch The U.K. economy, along with many continental European peers, faces well-established challenges. These include a high debt-to-GDP ratio, a high deficit-to-GDP ratio and an ageing population making increasing demands on the state, just as growth is […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: Curtain falls on the era of big UK conglomerates
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch There was great excitement last week when the most extensive dinosaur trackways ever found in the U.K. were discovered in an Oxfordshire quarry. The footprints, hundreds of them, were made by colossal beasts that roamed the […]
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These fund managers are betting against sterling as fears grow over UK outlook
A number of asset managers are betting that the pound will tumble in value as the U.K. wrestles with faltering growth and Finance Minister Rachel Reeves confronts a looming fiscal headache in next month’s budget. Candriam is positioned short against the pound, with Nicolas Jullien, Candriam’s global head of fixed income, highlighting the U.K.’s challenging […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: A showdown is brewing over Britain’s ‘investability’ problem
A line of cars on a car assembly line at the Vauxhall car factory in Ellesmere Port, Wirral, U.K. Colin Mcpherson | Corbis News | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch Few things have captured the British public’s imagination more […]
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Global bonds rally as fresh trade tensions send investors flocking to safety
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Bond yields reflect borrowing costs for the governments who issue them, but can have an effect on mortgage rates, investment returns, the wider economy and personal borrowing. Certain markets have their own domestic issues at play. An uptick in unemployment in the U.K., […]
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European markets tumble as Trump threatens China with tariffs hike
Stocks listed in Europe dropped Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened China with a fresh wave of tariff increases. The pan-European Stoxx 600 finished Friday’s trading session down 1.3%, with most sectors and major bourses in the red. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 was down 0.9% and Germany’s DAX was lower at 1.4%. The CAC […]
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