First, the FTSE 100 is no barometer for the UK economy. In fact, there is little correlation between stock market movements and domestic GDP, says Jason Hollands, of investment platform Bestinvest.

A jump in UK inflation to a 10-month high of 3% today dealt a blow to hopes of early further interest rate cuts.Banking giant ...

On the corporate front, Holiday Inn Express owner IHG has acquired European city centre chain Ruby Hotels. BT Group shares ...

The FTSE 100 hit an all time high this week, and could reach 9,000 points by the end of 2025 according to the investment platform AJ Bell, with a bumper dividend forecast of £83.6bn adding an extra ...

But can we judge calls like this more broadly? In his 2002 book, When Buy Means Sell, the investor Eric Shkolnik argued that ...

London's FTSE 100 ended flat on Wednesday as a decline in heavyweight copper miners' shares overshadowed positive corporate updates and expectations of further monetary policy easing.

The housebuilder’s shares led the FTSE 100 index as cheaper mortgage deals also boosted confidence. Meanwhile, Thames Water is facing an Ofwat investigation into the delayed delivery of ...

NatWest posted the biggest fall in a session when the FTSE 100 index drifted 17.05 points to 8747.67, having posted record finishes three times this week. The benchmark’s big overseas earners ...

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Tariff fears failed to derail the strong new year for European markets today as Germany’s Dax jumped 1% and the FTSE 100 index built on three record finishes. It was a different story in Asia ...