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MarketsToday’s UK interest rate rise unlikely to be the last unless Iran war ends, Bank of England warns – business live
UK hit by first interest rate rise in three years, as Bank predicts inflation will approach 5% by middle of 2027 UK government bond prices are also rallying today. This has pushed down the yield, or rate of return, on UK 10-year gilts by 4 basis points (0.04 o
MarketsUS stocks rise, dollar slides as investors digest Democrats’ midterm victories
Government bond yields fall while initial fears ease over impact of election results on world’s biggest economy US midterm elections – live updates After US midterms, what will lame-duck Trump mean for global economy? US stocks have surged as investors digest
MarketsUS stock markets and government bonds rally while dollar falls after Democrats secure Congress – as it happened
European shares also power ahead as markets react to blue wave in US midterm elections And Chris Turner , global head of markets at ING, says: Investors will be parsing what this all means. For example, Gina Hinojosa won the Texas governor’s race on a ticket o
MarketsAfter the US midterms, what will a lame duck Trump mean for the global economy?
Republicans’ crushing setback will play out in stock markets, inflation, interest rates and economic growth Donald Trump’s loss of control of the House of Representatives and the Senate has put the world economy on notice for an unpredictable final two years o
MarketsUS tech stocks recover after selloff spooks investors over AI spending
Midterms didn’t appear to have huge impact, though predicted wins for Democrats could mean more regulation US tech stocks made a recovery on Tuesday afternoon after a selloff spooked investors over AI spending. Tuesday’s midterm elections didn’t appear to have
MarketsBrent crude slides 3% after Trump says US will stop military funding to Israel ‘by end of this year’ – as it happened
US president tells Fox News he made deal with Netanyahu ‘months ago’ Dearden responded to Snell’s question: It is deeply concerning to see the uncertainty about Poundland’s future. That’s why I, the Secretary of State and the Prime Minister, have been keeping
MarketsBinance releases proof of reserves data for ten cryptocurrencies; oil tumbles amid hopes of Iran war breakthrough – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Yi He, co-founder of Binance, has said that its top priority is to “ensure the environment is secure, after which users can withdraw their funds and Binance can resume operations.” She rejected compari
MarketsIt’s time to block reckless AI IPOs and tax billionaires | Naomi Klein and Ilana Glazer
We cannot let the billionaire class take unprecedented risks with our future America is a divided country in crisis. Despite the sunny economic forecast coming from the Trump administration, millions of Americans are struggling to find and keep jobs, getting c
MarketsWall Street closes sharply lower as AI cash burn fears spark tech selloff – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. How big a deal is the $6.3bn Binance crypto heist, who did it, and are investments safe? Tell us: have you been affected by the Binance hack? Full story: North Korean group blamed for biggest ever crypto heist Most major cryptocur
MarketsTech sell-off drives US markets down by nearly $1tn after subpar earnings reports
Big tech stocks falter as investors question whether billions being poured into AI can generate returns quickly enough A sell-off of tech stocks that began earlier this month and gained steam with disappointing earnings from leading tech companies drove US mar
MarketsECB president Lagarde says central bank ready to intervene in markets if necessary– as it happened
Christine Lagarde says she decided to step down early because she wants to have ‘freedom of speech’ The Institute for Fiscal Studies said Wednesday’s budget was “broadly the budget that many people were expecting”. IFS director Helen Miller told journalists at
MarketsJP Morgan to press on with London HQ despite new bank tax in ‘boring budget’ – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news What to expect from John Healey’s first budget: who wins, who pays? Budget 2026: six charts that reveal the economic realities facing the chancellor Winston Ruddick, senior financial planner at financi
MarketsGSK shares dive as weaker vaccine sales unnerve investors
British pharma company one of biggest fallers on FTSE 100 despite better than expected financial results Business live – latest updates Shares in GSK slid on Wednesday despite the UK drugmaker reporting better than expected financial results, as investors were
MarketsBritain issues costliest five-year debt since 2008 in run-up to budget – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news UK shop price inflation ‘highest since 2024’ as retailers struggle to limit price rises The 6% drop in HSBC’s share price this morning has made rather a dent in the FTSE 100 share index. The ‘Footsie’
MarketsChinese markets lose trillions as race for AI supremacy with US takes its toll
Lack of profits and the threat posed by western countries are raising concern about the sustainability of Beijing’s AI boom Trillions of dollars have been wiped from China’s stock markets in recent months amid increasing anxiety about the future of artificial
MarketsMeta plans $95bn stock offering to help cover AI expansion
Tech firm announces two-part fundraising after Elon Musk warns hundreds of AI startups face collapse Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has announced plans for $95bn (£71bn) of fundraising to cover its AI expenditure, even as Elon Musk warned that funding for smaller play
MarketsAnthropic files for potentially record-breaking stock market valuation in key test for AI industry
Market debut of firm behind Claude chatbot will be one of largest in US history, a test of AI boom’s financial viability Anthropic has publicly filed for a stock market listing in what is slated to be one of the largest debuts in history. The company’s float o
MarketsAnthropic files for stock market IPO; Meta announces $95bn fundraising drive to pay for AI expansion – as it happened
Meta says share sale will support its “continued investment in AI infrastructure and personal superintelligence”, as Elon Musk warns some AI cloud computing firms face ‘guppy-level death’ UK government borrowing costs are dropping this morning, a welcome sign
Markets‘We don’t have inflation’? Five charts show the US economic reality of Trump’s second term so far
As the US midterm elections approach, we take a look at data to see a true picture of the US economy under Trump With the midterm elections fast approaching, many Americans have the economy on their minds. US voters are exhausted by years of higher prices. Don
MarketsOil hits five-month high as global stocks wobble on AI fears; retail sales in Great Britain fall as shoppers cut back - as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Heineken has warned British bars and pubs that the boom in popularity of weight-loss drugs could lead to a fall in sales of beer and cider. The world’s second largest brewer sent a presentation to Brit
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