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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks suffer after BoE, ECB rate hikes

Stocks in London ended in the red on Thursday following the Bank of England’s interest hike, but fared better than those in Paris and Frankfurt,...

Thu, 15/12/2022 - 17:15


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Lower after rate hikes; BoE MPC vote shows split

Share prices were lower after the US and UK central banks raised interest rates by half a percentage point, as expected.

The Federal Reserve...

Thu, 15/12/2022 - 12:41


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Fed warns of higher peak US interest rates

Stock prices opened lower on Thursday after the Federal Reserve guided that US interest rates will reach a higher level than it had previously predicted,...

Thu, 15/12/2022 - 09:09


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks down ahead of Fed rate decision

Stocks in London closed down on Wednesday, as investors nervously look towards a key interest rate decision from the US Federal Reserve later this evening....

Wed, 14/12/2022 - 17:01


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Central bank decisions ahead put markets on hold

Facing four big interest rate decisions in the next 24 hours, traders on Wednesday were holding off on taking out big bets.

Lower inflation readings...

Wed, 14/12/2022 - 12:37


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Inflation cools in UK and US as Fed decision looms

Positive news about price inflation in the UK and US was not enough to give share prices a positive start in London on Wednesday, as...

Wed, 14/12/2022 - 09:11


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks up as US inflation cooler-than-expected

Stocks in London closed higher on Tuesday as investors celebrated a cooler-than-expected US inflation reading.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 0.8%, or 56.92 points...

Tue, 13/12/2022 - 18:04


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Shares move positive ahead of US inflation data

London stock prices had moved higher by midday on Tuesday, as traders positioned themselves for the US consumer price index print, due in the early...

Tue, 13/12/2022 - 12:29


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Shares mixed as UK unemployment rate ticks upward

A mixed UK jobs report left the London stock market similarly mixed early Tuesday, as investors awaited the day’s main event - a US inflation...

Tue, 13/12/2022 - 09:38


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: European markets shaky before central banks

Stocks in London started the week in the red on Monday, as nerves set in ahead of the week’s central bank meetings, and recession fears...

Mon, 12/12/2022 - 17:20


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