As it happened: FTSE 100 jumps as oil price eases after crude exports rise October 6, 2026 Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 liveblog. The oil market is getting some relief as crude exports recover but the price of a barrel is stubbornly holding over the $100 mark. Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil prices – traded near $100 per barrel on Tuesday morning after declining in the previous session. It [...]
Old fault lines are threatening to rock the Eurozone October 6, 2026 After years in which central-bank backstops encouraged Eurozone investors to look the other way, the bond market has finally started to notice.
As it happened: Oil stockpiles ‘scarily thin’; BT jumps on TalkTalk rescue deal October 5, 2026 Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 liveblog. Markets are hoping to claw back some of last week’s losses to kick off the week after a global bond rout set ripples through the world’s top exchanges. The FTSE 100 is gaining on Monday, reversing some of its losses from Friday. This morning, Brent crude – the international [...]
As it happened: Stocks bounce as G7 approves emergency oil release after bound rout October 2, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Stick with us throughout the day for the latest London Stock Exchange and wider business and economic news, as soon as we get it. Here’s a look at some of our top headlines: The liveblog has ended.No liveblog updates yet. Load more
Global bond sell-off: Headache for Healey as gilt yields top six per cent October 1, 2026 The yield that the UK government pays on its 30-year government bond rose above six per cent for the first time in this millennium, putting Chancellor John Healey in a collision course with markets. Long-term gilt yields, which determine the size of UK government borrowing costs, skimmed 6.04 per cent in the early hours of [...]
Britain may not be facing economic apocalypse, but it looks that way October 1, 2026 Despite a challenging economic landscape marked by rising inflation and borrowing costs, the UK economy demonstrates unexpected resilience and potential for recovery, says Daniel Mahoney It is fair to say the economic landscape looks bleak. Brent Crude is hovering around $100 a barrel and rising gas prices are set to drive up inflation. Meanwhile, markets [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 gives up gains as oil rises despite emergency release; UK GDP revised September 30, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Stick with us throughout the day for the latest London Stock Exchange and wider business and economic news, as soon as we get it. Here’s a look at some of our top headlines: The liveblog has ended.No liveblog updates yet. Load more
Markets should accept cheap money isn’t coming back September 29, 2026 We are no longer living in the post-financial crisis world, and the market needs to adjust, writes Helen Thomas.
As it happened: US stocks make gains ahead of Trump-Xi summit September 21, 2026 Welcome back to City AM’s FTSE 100 liveblog. The UK’s blue-chip index made gains on Monday morning, turning a corner from heavy losses on Friday. Miners and industrial stocks like Anglo American, Antofagasta and Metlen Energy and Metals were among the FTSE 100’s biggest risers on Monday morning. BP and Shell dragged on the index, [...]
As it happened: Stocks slip as London’s rally loses momentum September 18, 2026 Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 liveblog. Stocks in London fell this morning as a three-day rally faded and erased much of the gains made following the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates yesterday. The FTSE 100 was trading down nearly one per cent at 12:50pm, dragged lower by falls for Shell [...]