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20 Nov 2009 17:16

Pound falls on UK debt concerns : Sterling fell to a one-week low against the dollar on Friday on concerns over the UK's fiscal health and waning investor appetite for currencies perceived as risky. Figures released on Thursday showed UK public finances deteriorated almost twice as fast as expected last month, raising the risk the government will have to increase its borrowing forecasts in its pre-budget report ...

RBS Australia Sells A$2 Billion Government-Backed Bonds : Royal Bank of Scotland Plc’s Australian unit sold A$2 billion of 15-month bonds guaranteed by the Australian government, according to a statement from the seller. The bank sold A$1.6 billion of floating rate notes that pay 25 basis points above the 3-month Australian bank bill swap rate. It also sold A$400 million of fixed-rate debt at a yield of 5.0125 ...
20 Nov 2009 17:13

19 Nov 2009 17:35

Pound Drops for Third Day Versus Dollar on Bank Lending Concern : The pound fell for a third day against the dollar on speculation Britain’s banks will disclose more credit losses. Sterling also fell versus the yen as demand increased for the relative safety of the Japanese and U.S. currencies. U.K. lenders are in a worse state than those elsewhere, the Daily ...

U.K. Retail Sales Rise for Second Month on Clothing : U.K. retail sales rose in October for a second month as consumer spending picked up after the longest recession on record. Sales increased 0.4 percent on the month, driven by clothing, the Office for National Statistics said today in London. A separate report showed U.K. mortgage approvals by the nation’s six biggest ...
19 Nov 2009 17:33

19 Nov 2009 17:33

UK public sector borrowing hits record £11.4 bln : The British government borrowed a record 11.4 billion pounds (12.8 billion euros, 19 billion dollars) in October, official data showed on Thursday. The public sector net borrowing requirement -- the government's preferred measure of public finances -- reached just over 11 billion pounds, the highest level since records began. ...

18 Nov 2009 16:12

Pound Falls Versus Euro as Bank of England Minutes Show Split : The pound fell against the euro after minutes from this month’s Bank of England meeting showed policy makers split three ways on whether to extend their debt- buying plan and discussed ...

16 Nov 2009 17:01

UK Windows 7 sales lag behind Europe : Early sales of Windows 7 in the UK have been significantly slower than on the continent, distribution data from Context reveals. Skip related content The news came as Gartner figures revealed the UK is now the only top-three European economy whose PC market has yet to return to growth. ...

U.K. Companies Say Credit Harder to Get Since June, BCC Says : U.K. companies have found it harder to obtain credit since June as banks keep withholding loans, the British Chambers of Commerce said. A survey of companies, most of which have fewer than 50 employees, showed 33 percent said credit was less accessible, compared with 20 percent five months ago, the BCC said in an e- mailed ...
16 Nov 2009 16:59

16 Nov 2009 16:58

Pound Weakens Against Euro as Home Sellers Reduce Their Prices : The pound weakened against the euro after U.K. home sellers reduced asking prices in November for the first time in three months, raising concerns that the U.K. may continue to trail peers ...

13 Nov 2009 17:03

Pound Gains as BA Merger Plan Spurs Optimism Economy Improving : The pound rose as a planned merger of British Airways Plc and Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA sent U.K. stocks higher and spurred speculation the economy is improving, boosting demand ...

Antipsychotic Drugs for Dementia To Be Curbed in U.K. : British patients with dementia too often get dangerous antipsychotic drugs, causing as many as 1,800 deaths and 1,620 strokes a year, a report commissioned by the U.K. Department of Health found. ...
12 Nov 2009 17:39

12 Nov 2009 17:37

Plants Burning Garbage May Help Cut U.K. Power Prices : U.K. trash collectors, fighting rising landfill taxes, plan to burn enough rubbish to fuel power stations with the capacity of two nuclear reactors, a potential damper for electricity prices. ...

UK to push for easing of EU insurance rules : The government will push for a relaxation of draft EU rules which could force UK insurers to bolster reserves by 50 billion pounds ($82.88 billion), financial services minister Paul Myners said. Skip related ...
12 Nov 2009 17:34

11 Nov 2009 14:22

U.K. Jobless Rises Less Than Forecast as Slump Eases : U.K. unemployment rose at the slowest pace in 18 months in October, bolstering government claims that efforts to lift the economy out of recession are working. Claims for jobless benefits increased by 12,900, the least since April 2008, the Office for National Statistics said in London today. The median forecast in a Bloomberg News survey of 20 economists ...

Union Calls for $50 Billion Tobin Tax on U.K. Bank Transactions : The Trades Union Congress called on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to impose a 30 billion-pound ($50 billion) tax on all transactions between U.K. financial institutions to pay for bailing ...
11 Nov 2009 14:21

10 Nov 2009 17:43

U.K. Says Banks Offer 1.4 Billion Pounds of Loans to Wind Farms : Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said banks will offer up to 1.4 billion pounds ($2.3 billion) in loans to spur development of wind farms that generate electric power. ...

10 Nov 2009 17:42

Pound Falls After Fitch ‘Warning Shot’ on U.K.’s Credit Rating : The pound fell from a three-month high against the dollar after Fitch Ratings said the U.K.’s sovereign credit rating is most at risk among top-rated nations. Sterling dropped versus 15 of the 16 most-traded currencies tracked by Bloomberg as David Riley, Fitch’s head of global sovereign ratings, said Britain needs “the largest budget ...

Britain and Australia Now Seeking UBS Dat : Authorities in Britain and Australia have requested information from UBS after the Swiss bank agreed in August to disclose some 4,450 client names to settle a U.S. tax case, the bank confirmed on Sunday, ...
09 Nov 2009 17:15

09 Nov 2009 17:00

Britain wants more reactors : Britain is set to hand an expanded role to the nuclear industry and suggest more sites for new reactors as it unveils controversial guidelines for fast-tracking big energy projects through the planning process. ...

Britain and U.S. Clash at G-20 on Tax for Rescue : The United States and Britain voiced disagreement Saturday over a proposal that would impose a new tax on financial transactions to support future bank rescues, The New York Times’s Julia Werdigier ...
09 Nov 2009 16:58

London Economy Leading U.K. Regions Out of Recession : London’s economy is recovering faster than the rest of the U.K. from the country’s worse recession since World War II and posted the strongest growth in almost three years in October, Markit ...
09 Nov 2009 16:56

U.K. Home Prices Set to Fall Next Year, Savills Says : U.K. home prices probably will fall as much as 6.6 percent next year, reversing an estimated 3.7 percent gain in 2009, as unemployment deters buyers and more properties go on sale, London-based ...
06 Nov 2009 17:46

06 Nov 2009 17:45

Bank pumps $41B more into UK economy : The Bank of England's monetary policy committee voted on Thursday to expand its vast program to pump cash into the UK economy by £25bn ($41bn), in a sign that it remains worried about the outlook in spite of ...

05 Nov 2009 17:14

Pound Falls Versus Dollar Before Bank of England’s Decision : The pound fell against the dollar before the Bank of England decided on interest rates and said whether it would expand the 175 billion pound ($289 billion) asset-purchase program designed to ...

Britain uses genetic tests for asylum-seekers, drawing heat from scientists, rights groups : LONDON - Britain is using genetic tests on some African asylum seekers in an effort to catch those who are lying about their nationality, drawing criticism from ...
05 Nov 2009 17:11

04 Nov 2009 17:07

Pound to Drop to Euro Parity, Become Funding Currency, LGT Says : The U.K. pound may replace the dollar and the yen as the world’s biggest funding currency, dropping sterling to parity against the euro as the Bank of England buys more bonds to combat ...

04 Nov 2009 17:03

Universities 'worth £59bn to UK' : Universities in the UK are worth £59bn for the economy, says a report into the economic impact of higher education. The report, based on figures for 2007-8, highlights the growing role of universities as major employers and revenue earners. ...

RBS Says U.K. to Invest Additional 25.5 Billion Pounds in Bank : Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc said the U.K. government will buy an additional 25.5 billion pounds of “B” shares to strengthen the bank’s capital. The bank will provide an additional 8 billion pounds of the shares if its core Tier 1 ratio falls below 5 percent, the bank said today in a statement. ...
03 Nov 2009 16:51

27 Oct 2009 17:15

U.K. Pound Rises for Second Day as Retailers Say Sales Rose : The pound rose for a second day against the dollar and the euro as a Confederation of British Industry report showed U.K. retail sales climbed to the highest level in almost two years in ...

26 Oct 2009 17:17

U.K. Mail Strikes Cost London 500 Million Pounds, Chamber Says : Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- The strikes at Royal Mail Group Plc have cost London businesses 500 million pounds ($817 million) and are delaying the U.K. capital’s economic recovery, the ...

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Pound Drops for Third Day Versus Dollar on Bank Lending Concern

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Pound falls on UK debt concerns

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UK public sector borrowing hits record £11.4 bln

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