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UK Stock Market Week Ahead: FTSE 100 Faces Bank of England Rate Call as UK Inflation, Jobs Data and Key Earnings Land

UK Stock Market Week Ahead: FTSE 100 Faces Bank of England Rate Call as UK Inflation, Jobs Data and Key Earnings Land

London stocks face a pivotal week as investors await the Bank of England’s December decision following a US rate cut and a surprise UK GDP drop. Last week, the FTSE 100 swung on shifting sentiment: banks and miners gained on upgrades and rate moves, but a Wall Street selloff on AI concerns dragged UK shares lower by Friday’s close.

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  • TXSE Poaches NYSE Texas Leader as Global Head of Listings
    March 20, 2026, 12:33 PM EDT. The Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) secured Liz Hocker, the former regional head of capital markets at NYSE Texas, as its new global head of listings. Greg Ferrari, ex-head of North American exchange trading at Nasdaq, joined TXSE as chief operating officer. TXSE, set to launch later this year, previously recruited the Securities and Exchange Commission's former head of trading and markets. Hocker brings two decades of industry experience, including nearly five years managing new listings for the Southwest U.S. at Nasdaq. Ferrari's 15-plus years at Nasdaq involved leadership in transaction services and U.S. options. TXSE's hiring spree signals fierce competition among U.S. regional exchanges.
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