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Yahoo Finance UKFTSE 100 up as Rishi Sunak set to become UK's first British Asian prime minister
Markets surged as the former chancellor was elected leader of the Conservative party and is set to make history as Britain's first PM of Asian origin.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE 100 closes higher as Penny Mordaunt throws her hat in the ring to replace Truss
Penny Mordaunt became the first Conservative MP to declare she's running in the race to No10 as Liz Truss departs.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE 100 closes in the green after Liz Truss resigns as UK prime minister
UK markets and sterling pushed higher as investors took comfort from the prime minister's departure after a chaotic 44 days in office.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE 100 closed in the red after UK inflation returns to 40-year high
September's 10.1% inflation figure beat economists’ expectations as food prices jumped at the fastest rate on ONS records dating back to 1989.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE 100 and global stocks rally as markets steady
Equity markets extended a rally as good earnings reports and calming UK markets boosted traders' sentiment.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE 100 closes in the green as Hunt overhauls Liz Truss's fiscal policy
Truss's leadership hangs by a thread as Tory MP's call for her exit, while new chancellor Jeremy Hunt binned her economic vision in an attempt to restore market faith.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE 100 up as traders digest Truss's corporation tax U-turn after rollercoaster ride
Liz Truss announced a sharp shift on parts of her controversial £43bn tax cutting plan in an effort to calm market jitters.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE closes in the red as bond yields creep up despite Bank of England measures
The cost of long-term borrowing for the UK government rose even after Threadneedle Street stepped up efforts to soothe jittery markets.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE and Wall Street fall as US economy adds more jobs than expected
Investors asses the latest developments in the global economy after a volatile week of trading in financial markets.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE closes higher despite Kwarteng ruling out bringing fiscal plan forward
The UK chancellor will outline his spending cuts on 23 November as planned after confusion that he would be bringing it forward to later this month.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE 100: Tax reversal does little to stem market jitters
European stocks closed higher as investors digest the dramatic U-turn to scrap the planned 45p top rate UK income tax cut.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE 100 closes in the red as pound rebounds from record low
The Bank of England failed to raise rates, but markets doubt governor Andrew Bailey can avoid an emergency meeting amid bets on sterling slide.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE closes flat as Bank of England fails to calm markets
Sterling has fallen against major currencies as tax cuts stoke higher interest rates and recession fears.
Yahoo Finance UKKwasi Kwarteng wipes out UK market gains after first speech as chancellor
London's bluechip index tumbled below 7,000 after Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget, despite hopes tax cuts will boost growth.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE 100 loses gains at close and pound falls as inflation shock subsides
London's bluechip index clawed back some losses after the sharp sell-off in the previous two sessions.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE closes in the red as Queen Elizabeth now lying in state in Westminster Hall
Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state in Westminster Hall inside the Palace of Westminster, from Wednesday until a few hours before her funeral on Monday.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE up as King Charles leads Queen Elizabeth's procession through Edinburgh
King Charles III and other members of the royal family followed the procession to St Giles's Cathedral in Edinburgh on foot.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE 100 closes in the green as Liz Truss takes over as UK prime minister
Liz Truss officially became prime minister after visiting the Queen at Balmoral on Tuesday, making her the nation's third female leader.
Yahoo Finance UKStocks tumble as Russia refuses to resume EU gas supplies unless west lifts sanctions
The deepening energy crisis following the closure of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline has sent equities and the euro tumbling.
Yahoo Finance UKGlobal stocks rally as G7 backs Russian oil price cap
The group of seven richest countries, including the UK and US, agreed a price cap on Russian oil amid the energy crisis.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE 100 and European stocks close in the red as summer lull sets in
Renewed fears over rate raises, recession, and a spike in European energy prices took some of the wind out of this summer’s stock-market rally.
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Global stocks fall amid concerns over interest rate hikes
Equities were trading lower amid mounting jitters over global growth as most central banks keep raising rates to tame rocketing inflation.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE closes the week in the green but pound tumbles against dollar
The 0.6% output decline in June marked the biggest monthly fall since January 2021.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE 100 lags peers and pound falls ahead of UK GDP figures
Sterling fell 0.5% against the euro ahead of the numbers on Friday, which are expected to show further signs of a weakening British economy.
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE 100 and Wall Street rise after US inflation slows in July
Inflationary pressures in the world largest economy eased on the back of lower energy and petrol prices, but prices remain near a 40-year high.