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London midday: FTSE stays down as rate hike expectations rise amid surging oil

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Tuesday 14 Jul 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still weaker by midday on Tuesday as surging oil prices raised rate hike expectations, after Donald Trump said the US had reinstated the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, and as investors eyed a key US inflation reading and bank earnings.
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