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As it happened: FTSE 100 rocked by global bound rout; Oil back over $100 FTSE 100 Live 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 FTSE 100 Live 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’ FTSE 100 Live 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: FTSE 100 rises after inflation jump; oil supply in focus September 16, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. UK inflation has seen a fresh spike to 3.1 per cent in August, up from 2.9 per cent the month prior. The fresh print comes as Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil – holds around the $108 per barrel mark, near four-month highs. Industry data managed [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 slides as oil and AI weigh on markets September 15, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Investors were met with a volatile start to the week after rising tensions around oil and AI dampened market mood. Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil prices – held above $107 per barrel on Tuesday morning after worries around global supply ramped up on Monday. Saudi [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 stocks led higher by software firms; oil at four-month high September 14, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. The price of oil has smashed a four-month high following on from last week’s nine per cent rally. Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil prices – rose towards $108 per barrel on Monday morning following the news that Saudi Arabia had shut a major crude pipeline [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 inche up as oil holds gains; Healey says UK paying ‘Truss penalty’ September 7, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Markets are returning from the weekend to weigh up the latest round of rising tensions in the Middle East after the US and Iran have continued to exchange strikes stoking fears of a hit to global oil supply. Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil prices – [...]
As it happened: Vodafone leads FTSE 100 rally after TV launch; oil jumps again September 3, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Telecoms giants Vodafone and Airtel Africa led a FTSE 100 rally on Thursday afternoon. Investors brushed off early losses caused by the steep sell-off in the the bond market. Two-year gilt yields, which gauges short term interest rate expectations, have jumped over 4.5 per cent, pushing up borrowing [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 drops; bonds sell-off cools but oil holds firm September 2, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. The FTSE 100 fell again on Wednesday as oil prices rose higher for the third consecutive session and keeping pressure on global markets. Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil prices – held around the $95 per barrel mark, securing it highest level since mid-July. It follows [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 slides as bound rout deepens; Oil jumps as Trump vows more strikes on Iran September 1, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. The London market is returning from the Bank Holiday break to a fall as tensions in the Middle East are simmering over again leading to the price of oil moving higher. Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil prices – climbed over $91 per barrel on Tuesday, [...]