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London close: FTSE rises as investors shrug off hotter-than-expected US inflation

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Wednesday 14 Oct 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks rose on Wednesday as investors shrugged off a hotter-than-expected US inflation print, focusing instead on comments from Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill who suggested market expectations of four rate hikes over the next year were unlikely to materialise.
The FTSE 100 closed up 0.7%...

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