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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Hot US nonfarms all but ends March Fed cut hope

London’s FTSE 100 edged lower and its European peers closed off session highs as robust US jobs data may have all but killed any lingering...

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 17:18

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks rise after Amazon and Meta impress

Stock prices in Europe traded higher on Friday afternoon, after largely bullish US tech earnings overnight, ahead of a key jobs report from the world’s...

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 12:21

LONDON MARKET OPEN: European stocks higher after Fed, BoE hold rates

Stock prices in London opened in the green on Friday, as European stocks were boosted by a rally on Wall Street ahead of the key...

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 09:13

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks dip as BoE steers careful path on rates

Stocks in London fell after the Bank of England left interest rates unchanged but played down hopes of a cut in the near-term.

The FTSE...

Thu, 01/02/2024 - 17:12

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: BoE holds as expected but vote split surprises

London’s FTSE 100 was higher in the aftermath of the Bank of England keeping UK interest rates unmoved, in an unsurprising move, though there was...

Thu, 01/02/2024 - 12:28

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Shell, BP up as stocks mixed; waiting for BoE rate

Stock prices in London opened mixed on Thursday but Shell and BP rose; ahead of the Bank of England’s first interest rate decision of 2024.

The...

Thu, 01/02/2024 - 08:56

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks lose momentum ahead of US rate decision

Stocks in London faded into the close losing momentum ahead of the first interest rate decision by the US central bank this year.

The FTSE...

Wed, 31/01/2024 - 17:12

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 treads water in tepid trade before Fed

London’s FTSE 100 went into the afternoon flat, with trade lacking conviction ahead of Wednesday’s main event, the Federal Reserve decision.

US monetary policymakers are...

Wed, 31/01/2024 - 12:14

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks aimless ahead of interest rate decisions

Stock prices in London had little direction on Wednesday morning, ahead of crucial interest rate decisions by the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of...

Wed, 31/01/2024 - 09:01

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks up on optimism for strong tech earnings

Stocks in London climbed on hopes earnings from two of the biggest names in US business would spark further upward momentum in equities.

The FTSE 100...

Tue, 30/01/2024 - 17:09

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