The Market Close - London edges higher as global markets struggle for direction

UK economic data surprised to the upside, with the latest purchasing managers’ survey rising to 53.0 in August – its highest reading in a year – compared with 51.5 in July. Consensus forecasts had pointed to only a marginal improvement

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Job postings fall in ‘summer slowdown’ news.uk.cityam.com/story/2357160/…

Fri 22 Aug 2025 (Sharecast News) - LONDON PRE-OPEN The FTSE 100 was expected to open just 1.8 points higher ahead of the bell, after wrapping up the previous session 0.23% higher at 9,309.20.

City Headlines this AM: Tritax Big Box bows out of Warehouse REIT takeover race

The Morning Call - UK markets mixed as investors look to Jackson Hole

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Powell indicates conditions 'may warrant' rate cuts as Fed proceeds 'carefully' CNBC cnbc.com/2025/08/22/pow…

The Market Close - London extends gains as Wall Street rallies

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Peter Higgins (conkers) Stephen Yiu 🐳 Dr Jeremy Skillington Simon French John Stepek Patrick Tooher Annabel Brodie-Smith Eduard Mallia Sam Bell Henry Viola-Heir Moira O'Neill Maike Currie ニック Eileen Richards MBE Sam Hagger Jim Gannon Mehrdad Yousefi The Reluctant Investor 🇺🇦 Roger Green Karen by the Sea Matthew Gray James Thorneley Mathew Gregory Jacqui tunbridge Stephen Kelly Great weekend, lovelies 🥰🥰🥰

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