The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee (MPC) is widely expected to cut interest rates by 0.25% to 4% at noon today. The move would mark the fifth reduction since August last year, when rates ...

Threadneedle Street is set to cut interest rates from 4.25% to 4%, which would mark the fifth cut in the BoE’s gradual easing ...

FTSE 100 futures are down about 0.3%, tracking declines in Europe and the US after President Trump set out baseline tariffs.

The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks gained after the opening bell in London, buoyed for a second day as the recovery ...

Leading the charge this morning is Smith & Nephew PLC (LSE:SN), up over 11% after the knee- and hip-replacement group ...

The FTSE 100's 'Big Five' banks delivered a strong-half year, a hefty impairment charge aside, but face tougher waters in the ...

HSBC Holdings PLC (LSE:LON: HSBA) has reported a 29% plunge in profit before tax to $6.3 billion for the second quarter, but has unveiled another $3 billion share buyback and $0.10 quarterly dividend ...

Forecast-beating results by AstraZeneca, Barclays and Games Workshop received a contrasting reaction in a resilient FTSE 100 ...

The biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 were Taylor Wimpey, down 6.7p at 100.45p, ConvaTec, down 13.40p at 231.0p, HSBC, down ...

London’s FTSE 100 notched another record close, and hit an all-time intra-day high, despite the threat of higher UK taxes after figures showed a sharp increase in government borrowing. The FTSE 100 ...

The biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 were Croda International, down 301p at 2,598p; Rentokil Initial, down 12.9p at 348.1p; ...

Currency also plays a vital role in the FTSE 100’s performance. Jemma Slingo, pensions and investment specialist at Fidelity International, explained that when sterling falls, the index “often gets a ...