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EU ramps up legal pressure on UK over breaches of Brexit deal

  Bloomberg The European Union ramped up its legal campaign against the UK over breaches to the Brexit deal, days after legislation allowing Britain to scrap parts of the Northern Ireland protocol cleared the House of Commons. On Friday, the European Commission launched four additional infringement proceedings against the UK, claiming the government had failed to comply with customs and ...

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UK debt cost surge sends warning to next premier

Bloomberg The UK government is borrowing billions of pounds more than forecast as soaring inflation drives up the cost of servicing the national debt. Official figures showed the budget deficit totalled £22.9 billion ($27.5 billion) in June, up more than 20% compared with the same month last year. It left the gap in the first three months of the fiscal ...

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US jobless claims hit a fresh eight-month high

Bloomberg Applications for US state unemployment insurance rose for a third week to the highest since November as more companies announce job cuts, suggesting some softening in the labour market. Initial unemployment claims increased by 7,000 to 251,000 in the week ended July 16, Labour Department data showed. The figures coincide with the reference period for the July jobs report ...

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