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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Exane cuts Ashtead; Investec likes De La Rue

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:

UK banks face profit hit from rising threat of economic hard landing

(Alliance News) - JPMorgan on Monday warned that high street lenders, Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Barclays PLC and NatWest Group PLC, face a profit squeeze in the event of a hard-landing for the UK economy.

UK finance minister Hunt says banks are slow to pass on rate hikes to savers

LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Monday that banks are too slow to pass on increases in central bank interest rates to savers and this is a problem that needs to be resolved.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan cuts Lloyds Banking to 'underweight'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:

UK banks agree limited mortgage relief measures for stressed borrowers

LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - British banks agreed on Friday to give homeowners who miss mortgage payments a year of grace before foreclosing and to protect credit scores of borrowers who change loan terms, as the government sought to ease the strain of rising interest rates.

UK Chancellor Hunt agrees measures with banks to cool mortgage crisis

(Alliance News) - UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has agreed measures with lenders aimed at helping mortgage holders struggling with high interest rates, but has resisted offering government support.

UK's Hunt: Agreed measures with banks to ease mortgage payments strain

LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said he had agreed new measures with bank lenders on Friday to help ease the pressure on mortgage holders of raising interest rates.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Housebuilders bear brunt of rate hike worries

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower heading into Friday afternoon, as a poor week for equities continued, with investors fretting over the prospect of central banks keeping interest rates higher for longer.

UK banks to ramp up data sharing in dirty money crackdown

Lloyds, NatWest among major banks involved in trials -sources

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London stocks fall after inflation data shock, homebuilders slump

UK's stubborn inflation fails to fall in May

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IN BRIEF: H&T hopes to diversify board with four new directors

H&T Group PLC - Surrey-based pawnbroker and retailer of new and pre-owned jewellery and watches - Hires four new non-executive directors who will join the board effective July 1. Robert Van Breda previously was interim chief financial officer at Griffin Financial Technology Ltd and also has worked at NatWest Group PLC and Vanquis Banking Group PLC. He is expected to chair H&T's audit committee. Lawrence Guthrie is a managing director at Houlihan Lokey and once worked at Charterhouse Capital Partners. Lakeland Ltd Deputy Chair Catherine Nunn, formerly at BP PLC, will chair H&T's newly formed customer committee. Sally Veitch, intended to chair the risk committee, was director of finance at Home Retail Group PLC. H&T also says Senior Independent Director James Thornton intends to retire and as such will not seek re-election at the 2024 annual general meeting. H&T hopes that the new appointments will support its continued growth and broaden the range of skills, experiences and diversity on its board.

Pound jumps to monthly high after wage shocker, US inflation data

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - The pound rose to its highest in over a month on Tuesday as strong wage growth heaped pressure on the Bank of England to keep raising interest rates while the dollar fell after data showed U.S. inflation cooled sharply last month.

TRADING UPDATES: Tintra in Rwandan push, Steepe Cement profit flat

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Stifel thinks B&M shares offer value

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday:

Broker tips; NatWest, Lloyds, Rio Tinto

(Sharecast News) - JP Morgan sees better risk reward in NatWest Group relative to Lloyds Banking Group, it said in a note published on Thursday on UK banks.