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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 closes higher, 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%.
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 Live: UK Stocks Rally as BP Set for Best Day in Two Years
He added he will announce reciprocal tariffs this week on countries that tax imports from the US. Trump said those will be imposed “almost immediately” after the announcement, without providing further detail.
FTSE 100 notches another record while US inflation rises
The FTSE 100 reached a record high at the close of trading for a third consecutive day on Wednesday. London’s biggest stock index gained 30 points to finish the day at 8,807, or a 0.3% rise. Most of the FTSE’s biggest names rose in value on Wednesday,
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.
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 ...
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FTSE 100 Live 20 January: Index holds firm near record, pound at $1.22
National Grid and Barclays are near the top of the FTSE 100 index after their shares were boosted by improved City price targets. The utilities firm rose 11.2p to 974.4p after Citigroup switched ...
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 closes higher and US stocks tepid as Powell says 'no hurry' for rate cuts
The FTSE 100 was higher and European markets were mixed on Tuesday morning as the EU said it would respond to new US tariffs on steel and aluminium imposed by Donald Trump. The FTSE 100 ( ^FTSE) rose ...