Friday 08 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - Stocks in London fell again on Friday as oil prices rose for the first time in four days after the US and Iran exchanged fire in the vital Strait of Hormuz.
Friday 08 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 22,879.63 -0.01%
Friday 08 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - US consumer sentiment dropped to a record low of 48.2 in early May, according to preliminary figures from the University of Michigan, down from April's 49.8 print and falling short of expectations of 49.5.
Friday 08 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 10,254.09 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Friday 08 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - US job growth heated up in April, with non‑farm payrolls rising by 115,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, coming in well and truly above expectations for a much softer increase of 63,000.
Friday 08 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - London stocks had pared losses by midday on Friday as oil prices dipped back below $100 a barrel, having risen after the US and Iran exchanged fire in the vital Strait of Hormuz.
Friday 08 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - Washington has insisted that the ceasefire between the US and Iran was holding, despite the two countries exchanging fire in the Strait of Hormuz.
Friday 08 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - London stocks fell in early trade on Friday, with oil prices back above $100 a barrel after the US and Iran opened fire in the vital Strait of Hormuz, and as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
Friday 08 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - German industry continued to struggle at the end of the first quarter, according to fresh data from the Federal Statistical Office, as higher costs and weak global demand again weighed on output.
Friday 08 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to slump at the open on Friday, while oil prices were back above $100 a barrel after the US and Iran opened fire in the vital Strait of Hormuz, and as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
Friday 08 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to slump at the open on Friday, while oil prices were back above $100 a barrel after the US and Iran opened fire in the vital Strait of Hormuz, and as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
Thursday 07 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - UK stocks fell sharply on Thursday as investors took profits following the recent rally, as optimism regarding a potential US-Iran peace deal began to fade.
Thursday 07 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 22,955.56 0.54%
Thursday 07 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 1.3% at 10,300.82 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
Thursday 07 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - US labour productivity rose at a slower pace in the first quarter, according to preliminary figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with non‑farm business sector productivity increasing 0.8% on an annualised basis, down from a revised 1.6% gain in the final quarter of 2025 and short of the 1.4% expected by economists.
Thursday 07 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at an accelerated pace in the week ended 2 May, according to the Labor Department, after hitting a 57-year low a week earlier.
Thursday 07 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - US employers announced 83,387 job cuts in April, according to Challenger, Gray and Christmas, the highest total in three months and up from 60,620 in March.
Thursday 07 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - Eurozone construction saw activity slide in April, a closely-watched survey showed on Thursday, as inflationary pressures started to mount.
Thursday 07 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - Norges Bank lifted its key deposit rate on Thursday to 4.25% from 4.0%, confounding consensus expectations for no change as it pointed to "substantial uncertainty" about the economic outlook.
Thursday 07 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - Norges Bank lifted its key deposit rate on Thursday to 4.25% from 4.0%, confounding consensus expectations for no change as it pointed to "substantial uncertainty" about the economic outlook.
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