- FTSE 100 slips around 20 points at the open
- US non-farm payrolls today, expected addition of 169,000 jobs
- Amazon guides for $100bn capex in AI spree
- Legal & General pivots towards US Bulk Annuities
- Brent crude back below $75 per barrel
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown:
“The widely-expected UK rate cut hasn’t been enough to help propel the FTSE 100 beyond yesterday’s record close, as investors take on board the Bank of England’s hammer blow to its forecast for UK...