FTSE dips as inflation fears pressure bond yields The FTSE 100 index ended down 39.44 points, 0.4%, at 10,658.13. It had earlier traded as low as 10,586.39. Evening Standard · Sep 15
A priority for the next chancellor: boost the London stock market Politicians need to see there’s something worth boosting. The current hollowing-out is not healthy The Guardian - UK · Jul 16
Segro bid boosts FTSE 100 as gold and oil sink UK warehouse landlord Segro rejected a £12.6 billion takeover proposal from US logistics property giant Prologis. The Independent UK · Jun 24
Finance firm Peel Hunt swings to profit as revenues surge However, the group said global information pressures and volatile conditions have weighed on UK market confidence in recent months. Evening Standard · Jun 15
FTSE 100 hits record high as rate cut hopes rise The index closed up 82.48 points, 0.8%, at 10,556.17. Evening Standard · Feb 17
Stocks rise as inflation dips and oil price rebounds The headline Consumer Prices Index rose 3.2% year-on-year in November, slowing from 3.6% in October. Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025
Is gen Z’s love of fried chicken pushing Britain to ‘peak pizza’? Competition intensifies as former chief of Domino’s says days of ‘massive growth’ are over The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2025
FTSE 100 hits record high after optimistic UK economic reports For the week, the FTSE 100 rose 3.1%, the FTSE 250 advanced 3.4% and the AIM All-Share went up 0.7%. Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025
Peel Hunt to beat targets as it shrugs off ‘challenging’ market conditions Shares in the company swung to their highest level so far this year as a result. Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2025
Stocks slide and pound dives as bond yields spike The FTSE 100 index closed down 79.65 points at 9,116.69. Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025
London is leaving the door wide open to private equity raiders KKR’s acquisition of Spectris at 96% premium sums up the failings of the UK stock market in a nutshell The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025
Rachel Reeves can end the London exodus and unleash the City In the latest in our London Unleashed series Peel Hunt’s Charles Hall outlines how the City can be revived Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2025
Losses widen for City banker Peel Hunt amid dearth of UK stock market listings The company said there were historically low levels of equity capital markets activity in the UK over the past year. Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2025
Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025 Badenoch urges business leaders to ‘get on the pitch’ and support Tories No-one apart from the Conservatives is making the argument for businesses, party leader Kemi Badenoch claimed.
Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025 Peel Hunt set for smaller-than-expected loss despite challenging UK markets The brokerage is among City firms to have faced pressure from a weak appetite for deal-making and geopolitical uncertainty.
Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2025 Raspberry Pi to muscle into chip market as results in focus after London IPO The Cambridge-based business will publish its full-year financial results on Wednesday.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025 JD Sports cuts profit forecast, blaming big fashion price cuts Stores outperform online arm, in contrast to other listed fashion retailers, such as Marks & Spencer and Next
The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024 Up to a third of Aim-listed firms ‘vulnerable to takeover’ in 2025 Peel Hunt warned there was a ‘wave of demand’ from private equity and foreign buyers looking to buy up small and mid-cap UK stocks.
Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024 A third of all small and medium sized listed companies 'at risk of takeover' in 2025 The warning comes after 88 companies delisted or transferred their primary listing from London’s main market this year, the highest since the financial crisis.
Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2024 London markets inch higher as commodity gains offset BAE share slump The FTSE 100 finished 6.08 points higher to end the day at 8,287.30.
Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2024 Investment bank Peel Hunt returns to profit as dealmaking in City recovers The UK-focused investment banking group said it was able to capitalise on a stronger financial market over the latest half-year period.
Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024 Direct Line shares surge after insurer rejects £3.3bn Aviva takeover tilt Direct Line said the approach ‘substantially undervalued’ the company.
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The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024 US dollar weakens as election polls shift away from Donald Trump – as it happened Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as investors reassess bets after some polls suggest Kamala Harris has gained momentum