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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks slide and euro moves toward dollar parity

The prospect of continued aggressive interest rate hikes to combat stubborn inflation pushed stock prices lower globally on Monday, while the euro slipped toward parity...

Mon, 22/08/2022 - 12:23

LONDON MARKET OPEN: China lowers interest rates but US hikes in focus

London share prices started lower on Monday, at the start of a week expected to be dominated for markets by central bank policy.

Investors...

Mon, 22/08/2022 - 09:06

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Cineworld plunges on reports of bankruptcy

The FTSE 100 managed to close higher on Friday, driven by weakness in the pound following a drop in UK consumer confidence, while attention turns...

Fri, 19/08/2022 - 17:19

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 drifts and pound at one-month low

The FTSE 100 was oscillating between green and red on Thursday, with a weaker pound providing some support to the overseas earnings-heavy index but the...

Fri, 19/08/2022 - 12:20

LONDON MARKET OPEN: UK retail sales resilient but consumers gloomy

A largely positive week was looking set to end on a softer note following hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve policy makers.

In London, there...

Fri, 19/08/2022 - 08:59

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Oil majors, housebuilders keep FTSE 100 higher

Stocks in London were broadly higher at the close on Thursday, as a boost from oil majors more than compensated for several financial stocks going...

Thu, 18/08/2022 - 17:09

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 subdued on post-Fed minutes caution

London's FTSE 100 lacked impetus heading into Thursday afternoon, with inflationary worries front and centre again as traders digested the latest batch of US Federal...

Thu, 18/08/2022 - 12:30

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 slips as Fed minutes prompt caution

London's FTSE 100 dipped in early trade on Thursday after an uninspiring handover from Asia and New York, as the latest Federal Reserve minutes fuelled...

Thu, 18/08/2022 - 08:47

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Double-digit UK inflation hurt stocks

Stocks in London ended lower on Wednesday as UK inflation accelerated at the fastest pace in 40 years in July, while housebuilders weighed on the...

Wed, 17/08/2022 - 17:16

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 succumbs to historic UK inflation data

Equities in Europe were on the back foot heading into Wednesday afternoon, with another eye-popping UK inflation figure compounding a cost-of-living crisis and heaping more...

Wed, 17/08/2022 - 12:24

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