As it happened: FTSE 100 slide as oil price jumps; Global bond yields higher FTSE 100 Live Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 liveblog. Global markets are swimming in the red as the price of oil trends higher following tensions in the Middle East offsetting a rise in supply. Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil prices – tipped over $101 per barrel on Wednesday following intensified attacks on tankers in the [...]
Investors dump UK stocks as Budget rumours compound caution Investing UK equity funds have been hit with another month of outflows after investors dumped stocks in favour of cash and bonds. Investors withdrew a net £601m from UK stock funds during August, driving a broader £315m net outflow across global equity strategies. The retreat marks the fourth consecutive month of net selling globally and the [...]
Fresh stock market raid sparks clarion call for action Markets The London Stock Exchange risks being gutted of even more blue-chip firms this year without urgent action from ministers and officials, a group of top advisers has said, after three more listed companies accepted bids from foreign buyers. The cohort warned that “complacency is not a viable option” following news that FTSE 250 firms Bodycote [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 jumps as oil falls back; Warsh says ‘work to do’ on inflation August 28, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 liveblog. The UK’s blue-chip index extended gains on Friday after some pressures in the oil market eased off. Oil prices reared back up on Thursday night, reversing days of losses earlier in the week. The price of Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil – jumped [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 falls but Nasdaq soars after Nvidia sales boom August 27, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 liveblog. The UK’s blue chip index suffered heavy losses on Thursday, as murky US inflation data overshadowed Nvidia’s sales triumph. While headline inflation fell back, the Fed’s preferred measure – the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE) – is still running hot at 3.7 per cent. Investors [...]
As it happened: Antofagasta leads FTSE 100 rally; oil falls as US-Iran deal ‘close’ August 26, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 liveblog. The UK’s blue-chip index slipped on Wednesday morning, dragged down by oil majors BP and Shell, before recovering later in the day to be level with Tuesday’s close. Brent crude – the international benchmark – fell by more than two per cent on Wednesday to $86 [...]
FTSE 100 creeps closer to record high as investors dodge AI turmoil August 25, 2026 The FTSE 100 is creeping toward another record high after logging its best run in three months, as investors hunt for stocks detached from AI and tech. London’s blue chip index has recorded five straight days of gains and ticked up 0.18 per cent on Tuesday to trade at 10,875 by 11:45am. If it continues [...]
Ten bold ideas to fire up the British economy August 13, 2026 City AM is about to take its traditional two-week break from printing the newspaper. Very French of us, I know. Don’t worry – the team’s not going anywhere and the website, app, newsletters and studios will continue to fire on all cylinders. But since this is the last Editor’s Letter I’ll pen before we fire [...]
Airtel and Sumup set to kick off London’s fintech IPO test August 12, 2026 Airtel and Sumup are set to hand a potential $20bn boost to the London Stock Exchange with long-awaited IPOs that could help pave the way for a host of fintech firms to come to market. Telecommunications giant Airtel is planning to list its mobile money business in London before the end of the year, its [...]
Defence drilling firm tools up for London IPO July 27, 2026 Aerospace drilling company Tek4 is gearing up for an initial public offering in London, City AM can reveal, in a boost to the London Stock Exchange as it looks to tempt more defence firms to market. The Leicestershire-based company, which counts Rolls-Royce and GE among its customers, is looking to raise £20m through a listing [...]