Bank of England

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 (down around 0.4%), with London shares also called roughly 30 points weaker at the

16 December 2025

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Rallies Near 9,750 as BoE Rate-Cut Bets Lift Banks, Miners and Luxury

London, December 15, 2025 (2:00 PM GMT) — UK shares are firmly higher in Monday afternoon trading, with the FTSE 100 leading European benchmarks as investors lean into a growing consensus that the Bank of England is set to cut interest rates later this

15 December 2025

Bank of England · Financial News · FTSE 100 · Investment · Stock Market

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Set to Open Higher as Bank of England Rate Cut Looms (15 December 2025)

London’s stock market begins the new week with a familiar late‑2025 mix: a tentative bounce in futures, heavy macro catalysts on the calendar, and a global risk backdrop still unsettled by tech volatility and China demand worries. Early indications suggest

15 December 2025

Bank of England · Financial News · FTSE 100 · Interest Rates · Stock Market

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

Monday (15 December 2025) 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 (Tuesday), UK inflation (Wednesday), and the Bank of England (Thursday), even second-tier releases

14 December 2025

Bank of England · Consumer Sentiment · Economic Calendar · House Prices · NYSE:SPGI · UK Economy

Barclays PLC Stock (BARC) This Week and Week Ahead: BoE Rate Call, Car Finance Redress Risk, and Buybacks in Focus (Updated 14 December 2025)

Updated Sunday, 14 December 2025. Markets are closed today; the latest London close referenced below is Friday, 12 December 2025. Barclays PLC shares ended last week close to their 2025 highs, with investors balancing supportive capital returns (ongoing buybacks) against

14 December 2025

Bank of England · Barclays PLC · Car Finance · NYSE:BCS · Stock Buybacks · UK Stock Market

UK Stock Market Week Ahead: FTSE 100 Braces for Bank of England Decision After Weak GDP and Fed Cut (15–19 December 2025)

London’s stock market heads into the final full trading week before Christmas with a familiar combination of catalysts: a Bank of England (BoE) rate decision, fresh UK inflation and jobs data, and global risk sentiment shaped by the US Federal

14 December 2025

Bank of England · Economic Outlook · FTSE 100 · Monetary Policy · NYSE:UL · Stock Market

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

13 December 2025

Bank of England · Earnings Reports · FTSE 100 · Stock Market · UK Economy

UK Stock Market Today (12 December 2025): FTSE 100 Rises as UK GDP Surprise Fuels BoE Rate-Cut Bets; Card Factory Slumps, Energy and Deal News Lift Sentiment

London shares ended higher on Friday, 12 December 2025, with the FTSE 100 supported by a risk-on global backdrop after this week’s US Federal Reserve cut, and by renewed expectations that the Bank of England will start easing again as

12 December 2025

FTSE 100 · Interest Rates · Market News · Stock Market · UK Economy

UK Stock Market Today (11 December 2025): FTSE 100 Closes Higher Near Record Highs After Fed Cut as BoE Bets Build

The UK stock market today, Thursday 11 December 2025, ended the session in quietly bullish mood. The FTSE 100closed around 9,711, up roughly 0.6% on the day, keeping London’s blue‑chip index within touching distance of its record peak just below 10,000 set in

11 December 2025

Economic News · Financial Analysis · FTSE 100 · Investment · NYSE:ORCL · Stock Market

UK Stock Market Today (11 December 2025): FTSE 100 Steadies Near Highs as Fed Cut, Oracle Shock and BoE Hopes Collide

The UK stock market traded in a tight range on Thursday 11 December 2025, with the FTSE 100 hovering around the 9,660 mark after an early dip, as investors weighed a rare “hawkish” US Federal Reserve rate cut, fresh jitters

11 December 2025

Federal Reserve · FTSE 100 · Investment News · NYSE:ORCL · Stock Market · UK Economy

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Holds Near Record Highs as Traders Weigh Fed Cut, BoE Outlook and Housing Jitters – 11 December 2025

London’s stock market spent Thursday morning in a holding pattern, with the FTSE 100 hovering just below record territory as investors digested the US Federal Reserve’s latest rate cut, a softening UK housing market and growing expectations of a Bank

11 December 2025

Central Banks · Economic News · FTSE 100 · Housing Market · NYSE:AZN · Stock Market

UK Economic Calendar Today – 9 December 2025: Soft BRC Retail Sales, Housing in Focus as BoE Faces MPs

The UK enters a pivotal week for monetary policy with a relatively light but important domestic economic calendar today, 9 December 2025. The headline is a softer-than-expected BRC Retail Sales Monitor for November, set against a cooling but not collapsing

9 December 2025

Bank of England · Economic Calendar · Housing Market · Retail Sales · UK Economy