UK launches new incentives for research-focused smaller companies

LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) - Britain announced new financial incentives to boost smaller research-intensive companies on Wednesday, in a move designed to help small and medium sized companies in the

UK no longer forecast to enter recession -Hunt

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is no longer forecast to enter a recession this year, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday, adding that inflation was forecast to fall to 2.9% by the end of the

UK no longer forecast to enter recession -Hunt

(Adds inflation forecast) LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) - Britain is no longer forecast to enter a recession this year, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday, adding that inflation was forecast

UK investors see 50-50 chance of BoE March rate hike

LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) - Investors on Wednesday put a 50% chance on the Bank of England pausing its run of interest rate increases next week as renewed unease gripped financial markets, with

TikTok mulls splitting from ByteDance if proposal with U.S. fails - Bloomberg News

(Adds details from the report) March 14 (Reuters) - China's TikTok is considering separating from parent ByteDance to help address U.S. concerns about national security risks, Bloomberg News reported

Investors see 40% chance of Bank of England rate pause

LONDON (Reuters) - Investors on Tuesday put a 40% chance on the Bank of England pausing its run of interest rate increases at its March meeting next week after the failure of U.S. lender Silicon

Investors bet more on the Bank of England pausing rate hikes

LONDON (Reuters) - Investors bet more heavily on Monday on the possibility that the Bank of England will halt its run of interest rate increases at its March meeting next week after the failure of U.S

Taking Fed's lead, UK investors fully price in BoE hike in March

LONDON (Reuters) - British investors on Wednesday fully priced in a 0.25 percentage point increase in Bank of England interest rates at its March meeting, after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled that

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 7

(Adds news items, updates futures) March 7 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening higher on Tuesday with futures up 0.1%. * GREGGS: Britain's baker and fast food chain Greggs warned that

Stocks largely gain as rate hike hopes offset muted China outlook

  • Mar 06, 2023 GMT
  • AFP

Major stock markets mostly rose Monday, with Paris briefly reaching a fresh record, as traders reacted to indications the Federal Reserve could soon end a policy of hiking interest rates.Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to discuss monetary policy before the House and Senate committees on Tuesday, proceedings that will be scrutinised by investors seeking rate outlook clues.