The UK jobs market "continues to cast a shadow over household finances", says analyst Rob Morgan at Charles Stanley, who highlights that unemployment has crept up from 4.4% to 4.7% this year, while ...

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What do jobs market wobbles mean for the Bank of England's next interest rates decision?

Fresh data on the state of Britain's job market provided a fresh headache for the Bank of England as it prepares for its latest decision on interest rates this week.

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FTSE 100 LIVE: Stocks slide as jobs report leaves Bank of England on track for interest rate hold

The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European market started Tuesday's session lower, as attention turns to a slew of central bank decisions later in the week. UK labour market data has strengthened bets on the ...

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Markets are gearing up for a key Fed decision. Here's how stocks could react to the most likely outcomes.

The Fed is likely to issue a 25 basis point rate cut this week. Options are pricing in a nearly 1% move in the S&P 500 on the day of the decision.

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Stock market today: S&P 500 tops 6,600, Nasdaq extends record streak as Fed decision nears

The major US stock indexes are coming off a strong week in which the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 saw their best weekly showings since early August, while the Dow snapped a two-week losing streak. Investors ...

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