Head of UK financial ombudsman quits unexpectedly

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  Head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announces departure

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  The Hill - 5d
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  Eurozone economy unexpectedly flatlines in fourth quarter

  GDP figure published before European Central Bank cut its benchmark rate to lowest level since early 2023
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 30
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  UK borrowing jumps unexpectedly, adding to pressure on Rachel Reeves

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  The Guardian - Jan. 22

• England’s housing ombudsman calls for survey of lead in properties

  Richard Blakeway says toxic metal is going ‘undetected’ and should be treated as seriously as asbestos
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 20
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  Leeds nurse has head tumour removed by keyhole surgery in UK first

  Experts in Leeds say new technology now allows them to reach previously "inoperable" tumours.
  
  BBC News - Jan. 20
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  British retail sales unexpectedly drop in December

  Pound falls and gilts rally as investors bet on more interest rate cuts
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 17

• UK inflation unexpectedly cools to 2.5%, core price print slows further

  U.K. inflation fell to a lower-than-expected 2.5% in December, with core price growth slowing further, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 15
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  China and UK restart economic and financial talks after 6-year hiatus

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  ABC News - Jan. 11
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  Piers Morgan quits Rupert Murdoch’s News UK in deal over YouTube show

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  The Guardian - Jan. 8

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  Bank of England halves growth forecast and cuts rates to 4.5%

  Revised economic estimates come as blow to Labour and stoke stagflation fears
  
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  He’s back: the Prince of Darkness returns

  All political careers may end in failure, but the UK’s new ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, isn’t done yet
  
  Financial Times - 13h
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  Labour cannot afford to look like the status quo party

  Keir Starmer’s style is too decorous to be seen as insurgent but that’s what the political moment calls for
  
  Financial Times - 6h
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  Labour cannot afford to look like the status quo party

  Keir Starmer’s style is too decorous to be seen as insurgent but that’s what the political moment calls for
  
  Financial Times - 6h
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  The world was going transactional long before Trump

  China’s rise has made the fracturing of the global order into competing power blocs inevitable
  
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