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LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 rises as sterling suffers historic fall

All eyes were on the pound early Monday, after it tumbled to a new record low against the dollar in response to the package of...

Mon, 26/09/2022 - 09:02

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks in the red; sterling at four-decade low

Stocks in London ended firmly in the red on Friday, with the pound reaching 37-year lows against the US dollar following the UK chancellor's 'mini-budget'...

Fri, 23/09/2022 - 17:20

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: UK tax-cutting plans fail to lift stocks, pound

A bonfire of taxes by the new UK government did little to improve market sentiment on Friday, as investors contemplated worsening economic data and rising...

Fri, 23/09/2022 - 12:23

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Poor start ahead of UK mini-budget; Made for sale

London shares early Friday were headed for a second straight down week, after global equity markets were pummelled by a series of aggressive central bank...

Fri, 23/09/2022 - 08:53

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: BoE, Fed interest rate hikes rock markets

Stocks in London tumbled on Thursday as hot-on-the-heels of the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of England also lifted rates again in a bid to...

Thu, 22/09/2022 - 17:17

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Bank of England sticks to half-point rate hikes

The pound was steady on Thursday at midday, while London stock prices remained in the red, after the UK central bank kept its pace of...

Thu, 22/09/2022 - 12:24

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Size of BoE rate hike awaited as Fed ups 75 points

Share prices started lower in London and the rest of Europe on Thursday, after the US central bank promised to stay on the path of...

Thu, 22/09/2022 - 09:01

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks rise, shaking off Fed rate hike nerves

Stock prices in Europe proved resilient to geopolitical tension and pre-central bank jitters, ending Wednesday in the green, but the day was not so kind...

Wed, 21/09/2022 - 17:07

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: 75 or 100 point rate hike expected from US Fed

The wait is on for the US interest rate decision, due after the London market close on Wednesday, leaving shares mostly higher at midday but...

Wed, 21/09/2022 - 12:38

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks mixed ahead of US Fed and Bank of England

London share prices were mixed early Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 index outperforming European stock-market peers, amid a weak pound ahead of two particularly significant...

Wed, 21/09/2022 - 09:13

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