UK banks approve fewest mortgages in more than a year as new tax weighs 26 May 2016
LONDON The number of mortgages approved by British banks in April fell to its lowest number since March 2015, hit by the introduction of a higher tax on buy-to-let properties, industry figures showed.
Brexit one of bigger risks to EU economy, says euro zone head 26 May 2016
BRUSSELS A British vote to leave the European Union in a referendum on June 23 poses one of the bigger risks to the European economy in the short term, the chairman of euro zone finance ministers said on Wednesday.
Confidence among UK services firms hits three-year low 26 May 2016
LONDON Confidence in Britain’s dominant services sector fell to its lowest level in over three years in the three months to May ahead of the country’s European Union membership referendum in June, a survey showed on Thursday.
