UK equities to lag US after Trump return – but FTSE 100 could beat Europe Markets In the wake of Trump's victory, investors broadly agreed that the US stock market will continue to outshine peers for the foreseeable future.
FTSE 100 falls as cost of Donald Trump’s tariff plans revealed Markets In a post on Truth Social platform, the president-elect said he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on all goods from Canada and Mexico, higher than markets had anticipated.
Autumn Budget 2024: UK government bonds volatile as FTSE 100 dips Markets Financial markets have wobbled in response to the new government's maiden Budget, with gilt yields jumping and the FTSE 100 ticking down.
‘Quaint’ Budget not the main focus for City traders this autumn October 15, 2024 Investors have pointed to rising gilt yields as a sign that markets are getting increasingly jittery as the Budget approaches.
City regulator: Concentration poses risk to markets October 8, 2024 The boss of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said “herding behaviour” and “market concentration” were posing new risks to the financial markets today as he warned investors to brace for volatility in the long term. Speaking at the regulator’s market conference in Westminster, Nikhil Rathi said excessive daily swings had become a bigger concern to [...]
Gilt yields rise ahead of Budget as Chancellor Reeves set to increase borrowing October 8, 2024 Analysts suggested that the increase was largely a result of concerns that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will ramp up borrowing in the budget to fund a major investment programme.
US inflation to take centre stage after bumper jobs report October 6, 2024 Economists expect the headline rate to fall to 2.3 per cent from 2.5 per cent, which would leave inflation at its lowest level since February 2021.
Bank of England: Markets need to be prepared for ‘severe but plausible stresses’ October 2, 2024 Officials at the Bank said that the “significant but short-lived spike in volatility and falls in equity indices” seen in early August demonstrated the risks facing global markets.
FTSE 100 remains in the green after Bank of England holds rates September 19, 2024 Traders had been concerned that the Fed had waited too long to cut interest rates, causing unnecessary damage to the US economy.
FTSE 100 boosted by US inflation print and watering down of banking rules September 12, 2024 London markets received a boost on Thursday morning following a strong performance from US stocks and the Bank of England watering down proposals for new bank capital rules.