Wednesday 13 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - Elsewhere on the macro front, mortgage applications increased by 1.7% in the week ended 8 May, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, despite consistently high borrowing costs, with benchmark mortgage rates rising to their highest level in more than a month.
Wednesday 13 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - London stocks had pared gains by midday on Wednesday as gilt yields jumped on reports that Wes Streeting is set to resign as Health Secretary and trigger a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer.
Wednesday 13 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - The eurozone economy grew by 0.1% in the first three months of the year compared to the final quarter of 2025, according to official flash estimates published on Wednesday.
Wednesday 13 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, helped by a strong showing from the mining sector, as US President Donald Trump headed to China for a summit with Xi Jinping, and as UK Prime Minister Starmer was due to hold a meeting with health secretary and leadership challenger Wes Streeting after a wave of ministerial resignations.
Wednesday 13 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to rise at the open on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump headed to China for a summit with Xi Jinping, and as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was due to hold a meeting with health secretary and leadership challenger Wes Streeting following a wave of ministerial resignations.
Tuesday 12 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - Further gains in the price of oil and worse-than-expected US inflation data hit risk appetite across global stock markets on Tuesday, though London's FTSE 100 managed to erase most of its earlier losses by the close of play.
Tuesday 12 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 22,488.80 -1.40%
Tuesday 12 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 10,231.23 in afternoon trade on Tuesday.
Tuesday 12 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - US consumer prices rose 0.6% in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, easing from the 0.9% increase recorded in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Tuesday 12 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - US small‑business sentiment was generaly flat in April, according to the National Federation of Independent Business' small business optimim index, which came in at 95.9, little changed from March's 11‑month low of 95.8 and just shy of consensus forecasts of 96.1.
Tuesday 12 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - Norway lifted oil and gas production revenue forecasts as it benefited from the surge in energy prices caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Tuesday 12 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still down by midday on Tuesday, while borrowing costs surged after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would not quit despite growing calls for his resignation, and as hopes of a peace deal between the US and Iran faded.
Tuesday 12 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - Investor sentiment in Germany improved slightly over the past month, according to the latest ZEW survey, but remains firmly in negative territory amid ongoing uncertainty regarding geopolitical developments in the Middle East.
Tuesday 12 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - German inflation was confirmed at 2.9% in April, the federal statistics office said on Tuesday.
Tuesday 12 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - London stocks slumped in early trade on Tuesday as hopes of a peace deal between the US and Iran faded, and as UK prime minister Keir Starmer was set to hold a cabinet meeting among growing calls for him to quit.
Tuesday 12 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to fall at the open on Tuesday as hopes of a peace deal between the US and Iran faded, and as UK prime minister Keir Starmer was set to hold a cabinet meeting among growing calls for him to quit.
Monday 11 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - Strong gains in the heavyweight mining sector lifted London's FTSE 100 higher on Monday despite the ongoing standoff between the US and Iran, while investors chose to shrug off an increase of political risk closer to home.
Monday 11 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 10,278.72 in afternoon trade on Monday.
Monday 11 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 22,821.94 -0.12%
Monday 11 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - US existing home sales ticked slightly higher in April, according to the National Association of Realtors, rising 0.2% from March's seven‑month low to an annualised 4.02m units.
Monday 11 May 2026
Monday 11 May 2026
Monday 11 May 2026
Monday 11 May 2026
Monday 11 May 2026
Friday 08 May 2026
Friday 08 May 2026
Friday 08 May 2026
Friday 08 May 2026
Friday 08 May 2026
Friday 08 May 2026
Friday 08 May 2026
Friday 08 May 2026
Friday 08 May 2026
Friday 08 May 2026
Friday 08 May 2026
Thursday 07 May 2026
Thursday 07 May 2026
Thursday 07 May 2026
Thursday 07 May 2026
Thursday 07 May 2026
Thursday 07 May 2026
Thursday 07 May 2026
Thursday 07 May 2026
Thursday 07 May 2026
Thursday 07 May 2026
Thursday 07 May 2026
Thursday 07 May 2026
Thursday 07 May 2026
Wednesday 06 May 2026