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Updated Friday 6th February 2026

Live blog covering today's important financial market events and news

FTSE opens down this morning

Bank of England has left interest rates on hold at 3.75%

Brent Crude down 2% ahead of US-Iranian talks

US stock futures down after bruising session for tech shares

FTSE drifts ahead of BoE and ECB rate decisions

US President Donald Trump's plans to accrue critical minerals helped niche mining stocks

Mixed start for FTSE 100

The oil price has fallen on news that the US is in talks with Iran in a bid to ease tensions in the Middle East

Donald Trump has announced plans to cut India trade tariffs from 50% to 18%, buoying stock markets

Gold has rebounded to start the week, as speculators look to take advantage of last week’s slump

FTSE 100 nudges up in early trade

Iran de-escalation releases pressure on oil prices.

US stock futures weak as inflation fear returns.

Rate decisions ahead in UK, EU and down under.

Metal prices continue to fall

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Switch Your Money On podcast

HMRC Self-Assessment: Tax return deadlines, penalties and fixes

Sarah Coles and Helen Morrissey explain HMRC self-assessment, including the self-assessment tax return deadline, late filing penalties, common mistakes, what to do after the deadline passes and how to amend a return.

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Investment ideas for 2026

After rigorous debate and intense analysis, our experts have agreed on their investments and themes to watch in 2026.

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An easy way to get started in the stock market

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Next week on the stock market

9th-13th February 2026

AstraZeneca on track to meet 2025 numbers, assurance needed on future targets
Barratt Redrow hoping to build towards full-year guidance
Unilever’s sales growth outlook will be in focus following its Ice-Cream demerger

Insights for the week ahead

Share research

Fund research

Glencore (Announcement): Rio Tinto walks away from merger table

Amazon (Q4 Results): strong cloud growth, bottom line miss

Invesco Tactical Bond: January 2026 fund update

Jupiter India: February 2026 fund update

Shell (Q4 Results): profit miss, buyback maintained

BT (Q3 Update): full-year guidance reiterated

Fund research

Vanguard Global Small-Cap Index: February 2026 fund update

Wealth Shortlist Update: Vanguard Global Small-Cap Index

Invesco Tactical Bond: January 2026 fund update

Jupiter India: February 2026 fund update

Vanguard Global Small-Cap Index: February 2026 fund update

Wealth Shortlist Update: Vanguard Global Small-Cap Index

ETF research

Investment trust research

SPDR FTSE UK All Share ETF: January 2026 update

Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond ETF: November 2025 update

Smithson Investment Trust – Restructure Proposals

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust: January 2026 trust update

Investment trust research

Smithson Investment Trust – Restructure Proposals

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust: January 2026 trust update

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