UK House Price Growth Slows Sharply to 7.8 in June ONS

LONDON, Aug 17 Reuters British house prices rose in June by 7.8 in annual terms, the weakest increase since July last year, which was immediately after the scaling back of a COVID19 emergency tax break for housebuyers, official data showed on Wednesday. June39;s increase represented a sharp slowdown from May39;s 12.8 annual jump in prices. […]
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U.S. Dollar Holds Gains ahead of Fed Minutes

LONDON, Aug 17 Reuters The dollar held onto gains against other major currencies on Wednesday, ahead of the release of minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve39;s July meeting that could give further clues about the pace of further interest rate hikes. The greenback has recovered the ground it lost since softerthanexpected inflation data last week […]
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Workers at New York State Amazon Warehouse Seek to Unionize

NEW YORK, Aug 16 Reuters Workers at an Amazon.com Inc warehouse near Albany, New York, are seeking to unionize, the National Labor Relations Board said in a statement on Tuesday. The Amazon Labor Union the same independent group that organized a historic union win at another warehouse on New York39;s Staten Island in April petitioned the […]
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