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The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is arguably one of the most important exchanges globally. The LSE is the primary stock exchange in the U.K. and the largest in Europe.
The LSE provides many indices which are used to gain an oversight of markets, capitalisation and underlying performance in the economy. What this means in general terms is that the global investors monitor these indices in order to test and monitor the potential for investment and businesses fertility within the UK markets.
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You can, of course, monitor the FTSE100 on the London Stock Exchange website, however, we also provide the analysis as to why the market has moved in certain ways.
A very popular weekly ritual at the London Stock Exchange is the Market’s Opening Ceremony and a variety of global guests are often invited to open trading and close it. Each week you can monitor this at WTX News to stay up to date with who opened trading this week.
Opening Trading in London is often done by the CEO of FTSE500 companies and major financial players.
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A financial centre is defined by the IMF as encompassing. A financial centre is an area where there is a high concentration of financial institutions.
The area may be a city, county, or somewhere larger. Financial centres have the best commercial and communications infrastructure where people conduct huge volumes of international and domestic trading transactions.
A financial hub, also known as a financial centre by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is a city or region where a large number and variety of financial services institutions are headquartered.
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The Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) is a ranking of the competitiveness of financial centres based on over 29,000 financial centre assessments from around the world.
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A new global business survey has found that UK small firms are the least likely to invest during the remainder of 2019 as the threat of a UK recession in 2020, we will keep you updated to show you how this changes with Brexit.
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Elon Musk is to launch $300 million share offer in bid to refocus on business after a wild time in US politics – that hit the billionaire’s pocket hard.
KKR, previously the preferred bidder to rescue Thames Water, has withdrawn, complicating the company’s financial stability amid a £22.8bn debt crisis.
The UK government is prepared to take legal action against Roman Abramovich over £2.5 billion in frozen proceeds from the sale of Chelsea FC, intended for humanitarian aid in Ukraine.
Fraudster conned luxury hotels by selling fake Scottish tea in a scam that spanned years and left him living the life of a gangster.
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The FT reports the EU plans to levy a flat fee of €2 on billions of small packages entering the bloc, mainly from China, in a fresh blow to low-cost online retailers such as Temu and Shein.
Fiscal concerns put pressure on dollar and bond market Treasury yields recede from their morning highs, but still inch higher in the long end, as…
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The UK and EU have finalised a post-Brexit trade deal after extensive negotiations, addressing contentious issues including fishing rights, which will now allow EU access to UK waters for 12 years.
UK economy grows 0.7% in Q1, driven by services, but concerns rise over future tariffs.
Burberry shares rise as it plans to cut 2,000 jobs and boost efficiency, aiming for £200m in savings.
The UK’s leading business lobbying group, the CBI, is calling for a major reset in relations with the EU, saying the current post-Brexit setup is “no longer fit for purpose”. Ahead of a UK-EU summit on 19 May, the group has urged both sides to rebuild trust and take “practical steps” to reduce red tape, ease staff mobility, and coordinate on climate, defence and energy.
Post-Brexit reset talks with Brussels stall over fishing and youth mobility The FT leads with the preparations for a post-Brexit “reset” of relations between the…
The UK economy grew by 0.7% in the first quarter of the year, outpacing expectations and marking a stronger start to 2025 than analysts had predicted. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that growth was primarily driven by a resilient services sector, alongside significant gains in industrial production.
Beijing fears over UK-US trade accord cloud London’s bid to revive China ties FT says China has criticised a trade deal between the UK and…
Thames Water’s CEO, Chris Weston, apologised for inadequate customer service and pledged improvements, amid rising bills and service disruptions.
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What Putin wants—and how Europe should thwart him The Economist says “Putin’s war aims have swollen to justify Russia’s losses. What began as a special…
China and US call truce in trade war with deal to slash punishing tariffs The FT reports that the US and China have agreed to…
The UK’s labour market has continued to show signs of strain, with the number of workers on company payrolls falling during the opening months of 2025. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), both employment figures and job vacancies have declined, suggesting ongoing softness in the economy.
Cliff Notes – UK-US trade deal ‘isn’t worth the paper it’s written on Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz criticises the UK-US trade deal, stating it “isn’t…
Financial Times reports that the prime minister is the first to seal a deal with the United States since Donald Trump unleashed his tariffs war on the world.
With air passenger traffic reaching an all-time high of 68.4 million for the year ended March 2025, the Republic’s aviation industry remains a bright spot amid global turbulence and uncertainty.
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