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British house prices rose by 6.3% in January from the same month in 2022, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday. The rise was smaller than December’s downwardly revised 9.3% increase. London saw the weakest annual price rise of all English regions, with prices in the capital up …

The World’s largest exchange is expected to suspend UK withdrawals amid increasing crypto scrutiny. Therefore, British customers of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange will be unable to withdraw their money from the platform within months. Binance has been forced to suspend withdrawals to British bank accounts following pressure from regulators …

The latest UK industrial and manufacturing production figures issued by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday revealed a drop in industrial sector activity in January. Manufacturing production was -0.4% MoM in January, compared to -0.1% expected and 0% in December, while total industrial output was -0.3% MoM, compared …

British finance minister Jeremy Hunt is set to extend subsidies for household energy bills for three months after April, the Times reported on Friday, in a move that should ease cost-of-living pressures in the country. It is scheduled to cut government support starting next month, which means that average annual …

British house prices last month dropped by the most in more than 10 years, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Wednesday, adding to signs of a slowdown in the housing market in the face of high inflation and rising borrowing costs. The 1.1% fall was the biggest year-on-year drop since November …

In a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that they have amended the original Northern Ireland Protocol deal and agreed a new “Windsor framework.” The GBP/USD edged slightly lower from daily highs with the initial reaction to this …

 Britain marked the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by issuing more sanctions against Russia, including export bans on every item it has used on the battlefield and import bans of iron and steel goods. Britain has frozen assets and targeted a wave of Russian officials and companies in …

After a fund near-collapse in September that was utilised by pension schemes, Britain announced plans on Monday for a post-Brexit review of its regulations for the $13.2 trillion (13.2 trillion pound) asset management industry. Regulations for the UK finance industry were created in Brussels before to the United Kingdom’s exit …

Ben Harris, US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, said Thursday, February 16, that Russia’s decision to reduce crude oil production by 500,000 barrels per day reflects its inability to sell all of its oil, as Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced last week that Moscow will voluntarily reduce production …

Russia’s seaborne oil product exports fell about 10 percent between February 1 and 12 compared to the same period in January, traders said, as a result of EU sanctions, a lack of available tankers and storm closures of ports, the Refinitiv data showed. The European Union imposed a price ceiling …