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  • Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England (BOE), at the Monetary Policy Report news conference at the bank’s headquarters in the City of London, UK, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The Bank of England cut interest rates by a quarter point to 4.25% as Donald Trump’s global trade war weighs on UK growth, in a decision that split senior officials into three groups and was made before the US President hinted at an imminent deal to lower tariffs on British exports. Photographer: Jaimi Joy/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Bank of England cuts rates again, citing Trump tariff tensions and slower growth

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  • MADRID, SPAIN – 2023/12/13: The global group of energy and petrochemical companies, Shell Oil Company, gas and oil station in Spain. (Photo by Xavi Lopez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Finance

    Oil giant Shell hikes dividend despite full-year profit drop

    By Ben Perry and AFP
  • LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 15: A customer buys produce from a market stall holder on a fruit and veg stand in Bromley on January 15, 2025 in London, England. Prices in the UK rose 2.5% in the year to December 2024, down from 2.6% the month before, according to new data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The surprise dip in the inflation rate – as reflected in December’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) data – was the first drop in the UK inflation rate in three months and has prompted hope for a cut in interest rates. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)Finance

    U.K. economy ticks upward, but lethargic growth remains a challenge for PM Keir Starmer

    By Ben Perry and AFP
  • BEIJING, CHINA – JANUARY 11: British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves listens during the 11th China-UK Economic And Financial Dialogue on January 11, 2025 in Beijing, China. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is the most senior British official to visit China since former Prime Minister Theresa May seven years ago. (Photo by Aaron Favila – Pool/Getty Images)Politics

    Sterling rises after U.K. inflation unexpectedly fell in December, easing some pressure on Chancellor Reeves

    By Ben Perry and AFP
  • Joshua Schulman attends the launch of “Project Pep” to Benefit The Elton John Aids Foundation hosted by Jimmy Choo and Vanity Fair at Jimmy Choo Chicago on November 5, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/WireImage)Finance

    Burberry now a ‘takeover target’ as the fashion label gets booted off FTSE 100 after 15 years

    By Ben Perry and AFP