FTSE 100 Live: Stocks jitter as inflation surges; Trump extends ceasefire Markets Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Inflation has surged this morning follow the outbreak of war in Iran. Fresh figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown the consumer price index rose by 3.3 per cent in the 12 months to March 2026. That’s up from three per cent [...]
Tech stocks regain safe haven status amid Iran ceasefire Tech American tech stocks have reasserted their role as a market safe haven, as easing tensions between Washington and Tehran trigger a sharp rebound across beaten-down AI and software names. A two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, alongside a potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, has already sparked a relief rally. The Nasdaq jumped [...]
Tech stocks fall again as AI bubble fears mount Tech Tech stocks fell again on Friday, extending a difficult week for the sector as investors fretted over soaring valuations and a possible AI bubble. Leading names including Nvidia, Palantir, Meta, AMD, and Tesla all suffered losses, erasing gains from earlier in the year and intensifying concerns about whether AI-driven growth can justify current market prices. [...]
JP Morgan warns on AI bubble amid Bank of England caution October 9, 2025 JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon has joined the chorus of warnings over an AI-driven market boom that some fear could go the way of the dot-com crash. Speaking from Bournemouth, where the bank announced a £350m investment in its local campus, Dimon described himself as “far more worried than others” about a serious market correction [...]