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Inflation at 3.5% broke London's refuge trade: the FTSE 100's week

UK inflation at 3.5% took away the rate-cut cushion, and London's refuge trade broke: the FTSE 100's first weekly fall in three weeks, down about 2%.

Jack Green·23 Oct 2026

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Week in Markets

London's refuge week: the FTSE 100's highest close since August

Tokyo fell 4.9% in a session and Seoul 6.12%, yet the FTSE 100 closed Thursday at 10,840.35, its highest since 26 August. Composition, not optimism.

Jack Green·16 Oct 2026

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Week in Markets

Gilts at 6% and oil at $105: how London still ended the week up

Gilts touched 6% and Brent hit $105.60, yet the FTSE 100 still finished the week about 0.9% higher. Friday's miner-led rally did all of the work.

Jack Green·9 Oct 2026

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Week in Markets

The 30-year gilt broke 6%: how London lost 233 points this week

A 30-year gilt yield above 6%, a 1.68% Thursday rout and a badly missed US jobs report: the week London's bond market, not its politicians, set the agenda.

Jack Green·2 Oct 2026

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Week in Markets

Gilts and oil ran London's week: the FTSE 100 added 64 points

London's week in review: the FTSE 100 gained 64 points, yet the gilt market and a $7 round trip in Brent crude, not company results, decided the path.

Jack Green·25 Sept 2026

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Week in Markets

London's week: the Fed hiked, but the gilt market moved the FTSE

Oil opened London's week above $108, but it was the Bank of England's decision to stop selling long-dated gilts that moved the FTSE 100 most.

Jack Green·18 Sept 2026

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Week in Markets

Oil's 13% week: London's five-day slide and Friday's reprieve

Brent rose 13% to a four-month high of $109.97 and the FTSE 100 fell five sessions running. What our daily London notes flagged, and how the week resolved.

Jack Green·11 Sept 2026

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Week in Markets

Oil up 8%, gilts at 2008 highs, FTSE 100 flat: London's week

Oil rose 8% and gilt yields touched their highest since 2008, yet the FTSE 100 closed at 10,823.71 — barely moved. The four London sessions, reviewed.

Jack Green·4 Sept 2026