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Updated Monday 21st October 2024
Live blog covering today's important financial market events and news
Brent Crude lifts slightly but still trading around $73 a barrel
Expectations the ECB will go further with interest rate cuts
Gold reaches fresh record highs of around $2730
FTSE 100 gains after China’s latest stimulus push
Chinese stimulus fails to brighten Brent crude demand outlook
China GDP growth hits 18-month low
FTSE 100 stumbles at the open
FTSE 100 trading flat
Falling US crude inventories offer a small amount of support
Banks and Utilities lead the way for US markets
Oil prices claw back some ground following sharp falls
Investors assess an even deeper black hole in UK government finances
UK CPI inflation falls to 1.7%
ONS data: jobs may not be as safe as they seem
ONS employment and wage data - what it means for you
Oil prices under more pressure
S&P 500 posts yet another all-time high
UK markets open higher as wage growth eases

Investment ideas

How to invest for income in the US stock market – 3 share ideas
How to invest during global stock market uncertainty – plus fund ideas

UK Autumn Budget 2024

State Pension set to rise by 4.1% – what it means for you and how much you could get
Autumn Budget – how Labour might change pensions

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5 UK share ideas – how have they performed?

Back in May we picked out 5 UK share ideas, but how have they performed and what could be next?

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Stock markets today

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Next week on the stock market

21st - 25th October 2024
  • Auto margins in focus for Tesla
  • Can Coca-Cola’s positive momentum spill into the third quarter?
  • NatWest comes into earnings with wind in its sails
Insights for the week ahead

Share research

Netflix: Q3 delivers on all fronts
Volvo: Q3 sales and profits fall
Boohoo: CEO steps down as first-half sales fall across all regions
Entain: small upgrade after strong Q3

Fund research

FTF Royce US Smaller Companies: October 2024 fund update
BNY Mellon US Equity Income: October 2024 fund update
JPMorgan Emerging Markets: October 2024 fund update
Artemis Income: October 2024 fund update

ETF research

iShares Core Sterling Corporate Bond ETF: September 2024 update
iShares Global Corporate Bond ETF: September 2024 Update

Investment trust research

Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust: September 2024 trust update
Monks Investment Trust: August 2024 update

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