(Alliance News) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey believes the path of UK interest rates remains downward but "uncertainty" has risen since the central bank's last batch of forecasts in May.

(Alliance News) - Rachel Reeves left the door open to a rise in gambling taxes after Gordon Brown urged her to raise levies to cover the cost of lifting the two-child benefit cap.

The slowdown in Management activities was partly attributed to an asylum support & accommodation contract with the UK government. Mears said the timing of revenue normalisation related to the contract ...

(Alliance News) - PayPoint PLC on Wednesday said net revenue increased in the first quarter of the new year, driven by a positive performance in the E-commerce, Payments & Banking and Love2shop ...

In the August Monetary Policy Report, the BoE forecast UK economic growth to hit 1.25% this year, slightly better than the central bank's previous estimate of 1%. However, this remains dependent on a ...

RIT Capital Partners said a dividend of 21.5p per share was paid during the period, with a further interim dividend of 21.5p to be paid in October. This total dividend is up 10% to 43.0p per share ...

Lancashire pointed to net losses from "catastrophe, weather and large loss events" of USD211.2 million, multiplied from USD44.0 million in the first half of 2024. A loss of USD172.0 million was ...

Syncona said the return in the life science portfolio reflects the appreciating in the share price of Autolus Therapeutics PLC, the increase in valuation of Beacon's deferred consideration amid ...

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE was on the decline on Thursday afternoon, while the pound moved above the USD1.34 mark, after the Bank of England cut rates in a decision that needed a second vote.

Spectris raised its interim dividend by 5.3% to 28 pence per share from 26.6p. Spectris on Tuesday withdrew its recommendation of a takeover offer from Advent International LP and instead backed an ...

WPP maintained its full-year target for a revenue less pass-through costs decline between 3% and 5%. Headline operating profit margin is still expected to decline in the range of 50 to 175 basis ...

Just Group PLC on Thursday reported a decline in half year pension revenue reflecting lower defined benefit sales, a week after accepting a GBP2.4 billion bid from Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. The ...