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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Markets brace for aggressive US Fed tightening

A hawkish tone from the head of the US central bank pummelled global stock markets at the end of the week, with a 50 basis...

Fri, 22/04/2022 - 17:17

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Knocked by aggressive Fed, feeble retail sales

London-listed retailers were under selling pressure on Friday after UK retail sales figures showed consumers cutting back on non-essential spending, while the overall market adjusted...

Fri, 22/04/2022 - 12:33

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks fall as Powell cues up 50-point rate hike

Hawkish comments by central bankers attending the IMF and World Bank spring meetings sent share sliding around the world, while the dollar was on the...

Fri, 22/04/2022 - 09:07

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Anglo American production hurts blue chip miners

Blue chip miners were weighing on the FTSE 100 on Thursday, as Anglo American put the sector on the back foot, while New York got...

Thu, 21/04/2022 - 17:19

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Miners dig hole for FTSE 100; IAG gets UAL lift

London's heavyweight mining sector was holding back the FTSE 100 index at midday on Thursday, as a litany of problems including Covid held back production...

Thu, 21/04/2022 - 12:26

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Earnings and central bankers in focus; miners drag

(Alliance News) - Big miners were dragging on the FTSE 100 index early Thursday, amid a raft of company earnings and trading updates, while later in...

Thu, 21/04/2022 - 08:48

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Europe sees positive session after strong US move

Investors in London reversed the prior day's losses on Wednesday, taking a tip from a strong session on Wall Street overnight, but markets in the...

Wed, 20/04/2022 - 17:28

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Netflix shares plunge 27%, dragging down ITV

European investors on Wednesday shook off a disturbing decline in user numbers for Netflix, but the setback for the lockdown winner was expected to prompt...

Wed, 20/04/2022 - 12:21

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks flat as earnings season continues

Stock prices lacked direction in London early Wednesday, amid mixed company reporting on both sides of the Atlantic.

‘It's hard to gauge how good a...

Wed, 20/04/2022 - 08:58

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: IMF weighs on stocks; Bullard lifts dollar

Traders in London returned from the long Easter break on Tuesday in a downbeat mood after the IMF cast a long shadow over its economic...

Tue, 19/04/2022 - 17:15

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