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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Signs of cooling inflation give stocks goodk

Stock markets were positioning to close off another positive week, after safe passage through a week rich with economic data and company earnings.

Figures suggesting...

Fri, 12/08/2022 - 12:36

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks mixed as UK GDP, US inflation scrutinized

Gambling operators and pharmaceutical firms were in focus in London early Friday in a mixed start to the last day of an eventful week that...

Fri, 12/08/2022 - 09:24

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 ends lower despite cooler US PPI

- Stocks in London returned some of Wednesday's gains on Thursday, despite new data showing a slowdown in US producer inflation.

The FTSE 100...

Thu, 11/08/2022 - 17:13

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Entain and Disney up, Haleon and GSK down

With financial markets still digesting the meaning of a report that suggested that inflation has peaked in the US, earnings reports and individual stocks were...

Thu, 11/08/2022 - 12:37

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Spirits lifted by report of slowing US inflation

Stock markets were in a positive mood early Thursday, after a cooler-than expected inflation reading in the US gave Wall Street a big boost, with...

Thu, 11/08/2022 - 09:12

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks lifted as US CPI lower than expected

Stocks in London closed in the green on Wednesday, as cooling US inflation data reduced the likelihood of aggressive rate hikes by the Federal Reserve...

Wed, 10/08/2022 - 17:09

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Dollar and stocks poised for US inflation report

European market participants spent Wednesday morning positioning for the US consumer price index reading due before the New York open, but that left major stock...

Wed, 10/08/2022 - 12:24

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Investors brace for hot US inflation reading

Market focus in London early Wednesday was on individual stocks, especially insurers, as earnings season continues, with broader direction on hold ahead of a US...

Wed, 10/08/2022 - 09:25

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Oil prices lift FTSE 100 on eve of US CPI

- The FTSE 100 was lifted by higher oil prices on Tuesday, but nerves ran high elsewhere ahead of the key US inflation print on...

Tue, 09/08/2022 - 17:19

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Investors look ahead to US CPI for next move

Share prices were mostly lower on Tuesday ahead of the New York open, as continued military tensions in the waters around Taiwan and a key...

Tue, 09/08/2022 - 12:29

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