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Global stocks in recovery mode as rate expectations shift

Suggestions of a slower pace of interest rate increases in both Europe and the US and positive noises on trade from Mexico and China helped...

Tue, 04/06/2019 - 16:38

Lower than expected Eurozone inflation lifts markets

European shares got a boost after Eurozone inflation came in short of expectations, implying the European Central Bank might hold off hiking interest rates. The...

Tue, 04/06/2019 - 12:12

UK stocks open 0.4% lower as regulators put tech companies in crosshairs

UK stocks opened lower on Tuesday, tracking falls on European exchanges, as fears of a potential US regulatory crackdown on tech companies added to concerns...

Tue, 04/06/2019 - 08:43

FTSE takes its cue from US recovery to get back in the black

By the close the FTSE 100 had reversed earlier losses to trade 0.3% higher at 7,184.80 as US stocks showed signs of a fragile recovery...

Mon, 03/06/2019 - 16:38

FTSE claws back some ground after heavy early fall

After trading sharply lower early on the FTSE 100 recovered some ground by midday to trade down 0.4% at 7,134.25.

Investors remain concerned about the...

Mon, 03/06/2019 - 12:08

UK stocks open 1.1% lower as trade tensions escalate

UK stocks opened substantially lower on Monday after oil and mining stocks were hurt by growing fears about the health of US trade relationships with...

Mon, 03/06/2019 - 08:51

FTSE closes out a difficult May with another sharp fall

Signs of Trump's trade wars escalating on several fronts are dogging global markets and the FTSE 100 closed down 0.8% on Friday at 7,161.71.

All...

Fri, 31/05/2019 - 16:40

Trump's Mexico tariff threat puts markets in a tailspin

After a brief respite yesterday, selling resumed on Friday with May shaping up to be a very bad month for the markets.

After Donald Trump...

Fri, 31/05/2019 - 12:13

UK stocks open 1% lower as global trade tensions intensify

UK stocks fell 1.0% in early trading on Friday after global trade tensions were escalated by a Donald Trump threat to impose new tariffs on...

Fri, 31/05/2019 - 08:58

FTSE 100 rebounds amid wider European recovery

The FTSE 100 recovered some ground after yesterday's heavy losses with bargain hunters emerging in the battered banking and resources sectors.

By midday the index...

Thu, 30/05/2019 - 12:13

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