- FTSE 100 set to follow global stock gains
- US stocks post third straight day in the green
- Rachel Reeves to meet US Treasury Secretary Bessent today
- Earnings season so far – tech and financials shine, consumer stocks lag
- UK retail sales unexpectedly rise by 0.4%
- Alphabet smashes first-quarter forecasts, holds firm on capex guidance
- Brent crude prices flat at $67 per barrel
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown:
“The FTSE should see a spring in its step this...