By: Felix Armstrong

Felix Armstrong is a freelance journalist interning at City A.M. He is currently studying at the University of Cambridge, and has written for the Telegraph and the Times.

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As it happened: Ineos suspends huge chemicals plants in Hull, RAC IPO breakdown

September 22, 2026

Good morning from the City desk at City AM. Follow along here for all our coverage of the latest London Stock Exchange updates along with UK business news and analysis of the key trends shaping investor sentiment. Here’s a summary of some of our top headlines today: The liveblog has ended.No liveblog updates yet. Load [...]
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, [...]
‘Big hitter’ Baldock readies Boots makeover

August 31, 2026

As workers across the City return to their desks after the summer holidays, one executive is starting somewhere new. Alex Baldock, the former boss of Currys, will take his place as chief executive of health and beauty retailer Boots on Tuesday, City AM understands. The group, one of the UK’s biggest and best-known retailers, has [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 rallies after JD Sports drags on blue chips; oil jumps again

August 20, 2026

Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. The FTSE 100 has slipped to a week low on Thursday, as JD Sports dragged on the index after warning on profit. The blue-chip index fell to 10,693 around midday, marking a 0.46 per cent drop on Wednesday’s close and a 0.7 per cent fall in the week [...]

Fifa’s disciplinary rules have changed: What clubs, players and agents need to know now

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