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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Shares stable despite economic slowdown in China

European shares started the new week lower, reacting a two indicators of a weakening economy in China, but markets had recovered by midday.

China's retail...

Mon, 16/05/2022 - 12:34


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Covid crackdown shrinks China's industrial output

Shockingly bad industrial production figures from China, the factory of the world, has send stock markets lower at the start of the new week....

Mon, 16/05/2022 - 09:19


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: European markets up as Powell quells hike fears

Stocks in London managed to claw back losses on Friday, ending the week firmly in the green, as comments from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome...

Fri, 13/05/2022 - 17:17


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Twitter drops 16% as Musk pauses acquisition

The excitement in stocks was all in the US on Friday, as Elon Musk said he was putting his acquisition of Twitter ‘on hold’....

Fri, 13/05/2022 - 12:20


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stock rise but economic worries haven't gone away

European share prices were rising early Friday in London, as investors looked to end the week on a positive note, though concerns about global 'stagflation'...

Fri, 13/05/2022 - 09:08


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks slip on discouraging GDP data

Stocks in London fell back into the red on Thursday during a volatile week of trading, as news of slowing domestic growth sparked recession fears,...

Thu, 12/05/2022 - 17:19


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Worries about weakening demand hit mining shares

Economic reports showing stubborn inflation in the US and an anaemic economy in the UK were sending London shares and the pound lower on Thursday....

Thu, 12/05/2022 - 12:40


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Pound drops as weak UK economy ties BoE hands

Both the pound and London's FTSE 100 stock index were in full retreat early Thursday, after official figures showed the UK economy grew by less...

Thu, 12/05/2022 - 09:10


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks lifted by slowing of US inflation

European markets on Wednesday recovered some ground lost earlier in the week, following news from across the Atlantic that US annual inflation has slowed in...

Wed, 11/05/2022 - 17:13


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Shares rise ahead of key US inflation report

Stock prices were higher and the dollar slightly lower at midday in London on Wednesday, as market participants await a US inflation reading that could...

Wed, 11/05/2022 - 12:13


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