LIVE: FTSE 100 steady while Wall Street slides as rising US inflation spooks markets
US economists are looking for monthly headline CPI at 0.31%, which would keep the year-on-year rate at 2.9%. Core CPI is forecast to come in at 0.28%, with the year-on-year rate ticking down a tenth to 3.1%.
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FTSE 100 Live: UK Stocks Set to Hold Near Record High
Growth downgrades and the rise in bond yields in recent months have wiped out the £9.9 billion margin that Reeves left in her Budget in October against her “stability rule” that day-to-day spending must be covered by taxes.
FTSE 100 Live: Index slips from record; House prices hit record; L&G surges
The FTSE 100 headed lower as trading got underway on Friday, in line with a drop for heavyweights AstraZeneca PLC (LON: AZN) and GSK PLC. London’s blue-chip index slipped 18 points to 8,708 initially, having hit a record high of 8,767 on Thursday.
FTSE 100 strikes another record high as BP shares jump
London’s top share index soared to another record high as it was boosted by strong trading from commodity and housing stocks. It was another strong trading day in London’s equity markets despite wider concerns over how Donald Trump’s tariffs could impact the global economy.
FTSE 100 Live: UK Stocks Set to Dip After Hitting Another Record
To the extent that we can communicate what we think are the appropriate financial conditions for the UK economy, a larger move is a superior communication device, in my view,” Mann told the FT. Mann is due to give a speech at Leeds Beckett University this morning.
FTSE 100 Live 12 February: Barratt Redrow surges on new profit guidance, index at record
Barratt Redrow shares have jumped 6% after it bolstered the City’s expectations for profits in the 2024/25 financial year.
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FTSE 100 Live: Pound and Gilts Rise, GSK Leads UK Stocks
The FTSE 100 has edged up to a high for the session now, entirely reversing its earlier weakness. The jump for GSK is the ...
FTSE 100 Live 11 February: BP strategy reset in focus after profits fall, Entain shares slide on CEO exit
A four-year low for BP quarterly profits today heightened the focus on the oil giant’s plans for a major strategy reset.
FTSE 100 Live 11 February: BP results, blue-chip index seen lower
BP chief executive Murray Auchincloss today promised a new direction for the oil giant ahead of a strategy update due later ...