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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Rate worries hit stocks; US-China spat hurts oil

Stocks were lower at midday in London on Monday, as the prospect of a pivot in central bank policy away from rate hikes seemed to...

Mon, 06/02/2023 - 12:37


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks mixed in London ahead of US Fed decision

The FTSE 100 closed in the red on Wednesday as markets waited to see whether the US Federal Reserve would dial back the pace of...

Wed, 01/02/2023 - 17:17


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Eurozone inflation eases ahead of rate decisions

Stock markets were higher on Wednesday, but investors were on tenterhooks ahead of three key interest rate announcements this week, starting with the US Federal...

Wed, 01/02/2023 - 12:21


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Gains on hope for slower rate hikes; Vodafone down

Stocks markets globally were on the rise at the start of the new month on Wednesday, amid strong expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue...

Wed, 01/02/2023 - 09:28


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Gloomy IMF outlook, Fed jitters sees stocks lower

Stocks in London closed in the red on Tuesday as investors took in a dismal forecast for the UK economy from the International Monetary Fund,...

Tue, 31/01/2023 - 17:09


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks hit by IMF view of UK, caution before Fed

Gloom about the UK economy this year and worries about an expected trio of interest rate hikes this week combined to send London shares lower...

Tue, 31/01/2023 - 12:31


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks lower as IMF says UK economy weakest in G7

London share prices started lower on Tuesday, following market declines in the US and Asia and a dispiriting forecast that the UK economy will underperform...

Tue, 31/01/2023 - 09:22


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 in the green as central banks loom

Stocks in London were mixed at the close on Monday as markets looked tentatively towards a busy week for central bank decisions.

‘For the most part...

Mon, 30/01/2023 - 17:07


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: CEO changes grab attention ahead of rate moves

Markets were growing increasing nervous on Monday, ahead of a string of interest rate decisions mid-week and some key economic data releases on Friday.

The US...

Mon, 30/01/2023 - 12:31


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks boosted following improved US data

Stocks finished higher in London on Thursday, as evidence of better-than-expected growth for the US economy offered hope against the threat of an impending recession.

The...

Thu, 26/01/2023 - 17:19


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