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 [...]
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
As it happened: FTSE 100 rocked by global bound rout; Oil back over $100 October 1, 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
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
As it happened: FTSE 100 and bonds jitter; Burnham says Britain must be ‘honest’ about public finances September 29, 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
As it happened: FTSE 100 rises but energy shock looms; Healey says government debt an ‘affront to Labour values’ September 28, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 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. The main event of the day will be Chancellor John Healey’s speech at Labour conference in Liverpool. Here’s a look at some [...]
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 [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 soars after Bank of England holds interest rates September 17, 2026 Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 liveblog. Investors responded positively to the Bank of England’s widely tipped decision to leave interest rates unchanged at 3.75 per cent on Thursday. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said that volatile energy prices caused by the Iran war will push inflation up further than its current 3.1 [...]