EU agrees post-Brexit clearing rules in bid to break London’s grip on market February 7, 2024 Vincent Van Peteghem, finance minister for Belgium, said "this will bring more clearing services to Europe and enhance our strategic autonomy".
FTSE 100 today: London markets likely to start higher, mirroring Asian peers February 7, 2024 Asian markets mirror the gains witnessed on Wall Street, supported by Beijing's escalating efforts to shore up its declining stock markets. Investors will closely monitor Fedspeak and UK house price data.
FTSE 100 close: Strong BP results powers London markets higher February 6, 2024 London's FTSE indexes posted strong gains on Tuesday morning as a bumper buyback announcement from BP sent the capital's premier index higher.
FTSE 100 today: London markets brace for caution as traders scale back rate cut bets February 6, 2024 Asian markets mimic Wall Street's dip, oil prices hold steady. UK retail sales slow in January, RBA maintains interest rate at 4.35%; focus shifts to UK Construction PMI.
Sterling slumps as hawkish Fed spooks investors February 5, 2024 Lower rate expectations tend to hit currencies as it suggests investors will receive a lower rate of return on their investments.
FTSE 100: London markets tick down as traders trim rate cut bets February 5, 2024 London's FTSE 100 ticked down on Monday amid a deluge of economic data that spurred traders to trim their bets on UK interest rate cuts.
Moving markets: Five things shaping the FTSE 100 today February 5, 2024 Asian markets dip while oil prices hold steady amid Gaza ceasefire talks. Attention is on the RBA policy decision, China inflation, PMIs, and U.S. CPI
FTSE 100 close: London ends week down after US jobs figures February 2, 2024 US tech stocks dominated overnight news, all eyes will turn to US non-farm payrolls report, which are out at 1.30pm.
FTSE 100 today: London markets likely to rise on heels of Wall Street’s tech rally February 2, 2024 A tech rally ignites global stocks: Meta soars 15%, while Amazon climbs 7%. Apple drops 3% amidst market turbulence, while oil prices surge. Focus now shifts to U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls.
Tech giants Meta and Amazon drive tech rally; Apple suffers from China woes February 2, 2024 Meta surged 15% post-market on strong revenue, dividend, and a $50 billion buyback; Amazon rose 7% on solid earnings and AWS growth; however, Apple fell 3% on a China sales miss and revenue forecast drop.