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UK Stock Market Preview for 18 December 2025: BoE Rate Decision, Inflation Surprise, FTSE 100 Movers and Global Cues

UK Stock Market Preview for 18 December 2025: BoE Rate Decision, Inflation Surprise, FTSE 100 Movers and Global Cues

London investors head into Thursday’s session with a single theme dominating the pre-open conversation: a surprise drop in UK inflation has strengthened expectations that the Bank of England will cut rates later today—and the market has already started repricing around that outcome. Office for National Statistics+1
17 December 2025
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Bellway (BWY) News Today: Share Buyback Update, Build-Quality Award Win, and What’s Moving the UK Housebuilder on 17 December 2025

Bellway (BWY) News Today: Share Buyback Update, Build-Quality Award Win, and What’s Moving the UK Housebuilder on 17 December 2025

Bellway p.l.c. is seeing a relatively compact but meaningful news flow today, led by a new share buyback transaction disclosed via regulatory announcement and a separate construction quality milestone tied to NHBC’s Pride in the Job awards. Add in live market chatter around the share price and analyst targets, and the UK housebuilder is back on many investors’ watchlists heading into year-end.
17 December 2025
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UK Inflation Drops to 3.2% in November as Food Prices Cool — Bank of England Rate Cut Looms

UK Inflation Drops to 3.2% in November as Food Prices Cool — Bank of England Rate Cut Looms

Britain’s inflation rate cooled more sharply than expected in November, strengthening the case for an interest-rate cut just days before the Bank of England’s final policy decision of the year. Official figures show easing price pressures across groceries, clothing and tobacco—welcome news for households still feeling the cost-of-living squeeze, and a key input for policymakers weighing how quickly to bring borrowing costs down. Office for National Statistics+2Sky News+2
17 December 2025
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UK Inflation Falls to 3.2% in November 2025, Fueling Bank of England Rate Cut Expectations

UK Inflation Falls to 3.2% in November 2025, Fueling Bank of England Rate Cut Expectations

Figures released by the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday, 17 December 2025 show the Consumer Prices Index inflation rate fell to 3.2% in the 12 months to November, down from 3.6% in October. On a month‑to‑month basis, CPI fell by 0.2%—a notable shift for a period that often includes pre‑Christmas price changes. Office for National Statistics
17 December 2025
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UK Stock Market Today (16 December 2025): FTSE 100 Futures Dip After Unemployment Hits 5.1% as Bank of England Rate Cut Looms

UK Stock Market Today (16 December 2025): FTSE 100 Futures Dip After Unemployment Hits 5.1% as Bank of England Rate Cut Looms

London’s stock market is heading into Tuesday with a familiar late‑year mix of macro nerves and rate-cut hope. FTSE 100 futures pointed lower in early indications, with London shares also called roughly 30 points weaker at the open after fresh UK labour-market data showed unemployment rising again and wage growth cooling—an important setup ahead of the Bank of England’s policy decision on Thursday. tradingview.com+2London South East+2
16 December 2025
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UK Economic Calendar for Monday, 15 December 2025: Consumer Sentiment and House Prices in Focus Ahead of a High-Stakes BoE Week

UK Economic Calendar for Monday, 15 December 2025: Consumer Sentiment and House Prices in Focus Ahead of a High-Stakes BoE Week

Monday brings a lighter UK data slate than the rest of the week — but it’s far from irrelevant. With investors bracing for UK labour market figures, UK inflation, and the Bank of England, even second-tier releases can shape early-week positioning in sterling, gilts, and UK rate expectations. S&P Global+1
14 December 2025
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UK Economic Calendar This Week (8–14 December 2025): UK GDP Slips, Trade Deficit Widens, and BoE Rate-Cut Bets Rise

UK Economic Calendar This Week (8–14 December 2025): UK GDP Slips, Trade Deficit Widens, and BoE Rate-Cut Bets Rise

The UK economic calendar for 8–14 December 2025 delivered a dense run of market-moving releases—ONS GDP, services, production, construction and trade—plus fresh signals on consumers, jobs, housing and Bank of England policy ahead of the 18 December rate decision. Reuters+3Office for National Statistics+3Office for National Statistics+3
14 December 2025
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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 head into the week of 15–19 December 2025 with one macro theme dominating everything else: the Bank of England’s December decision. After a week defined by a US rate cut, a surprise dip in UK GDP, and a late-week wobble tied to “AI bubble” nerves on Wall Street, the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 now turn to a dense UK data run—labour market, inflation, and retail sales—plus a short but potentially market-moving corporate diary. Reuters+3Reuters+3Sharecast+3
13 December 2025
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UK Stock Market Today (Dec 12, 2025): FTSE 100 Falls to 9,649 as UK GDP Miss and Wall Street AI Jitters Hit Sentiment

UK Stock Market Today (Dec 12, 2025): FTSE 100 Falls to 9,649 as UK GDP Miss and Wall Street AI Jitters Hit Sentiment

The UK stock market ended the week on a cautious note after a volatile Friday session saw London stocks erase early gains. A surprise UK GDP contraction intensified expectations for a Bank of England rate cut next week, while a late-day shift to “risk-off” positioning—sparked by renewed AI-valuation concerns on Wall Street—pulled European equities lower into the close. Reuters+2Sharecast+2
12 December 2025
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