FTSE Dips as Weak UK Retail Sales and Rising Iran-Linked Oil Prices Test Investor Nerves

FTSE Dips as Weak UK Retail Sales and Rising Iran-Linked Oil Prices Test Investor Nerves

FTSE 100 slips as UK retail sales disappoint and Brent hits a May high amid US‑Iran tensions, raising fresh questions over inflation, demand and UK markets.

Market report: Oil races higher amid high tensions while retail sales stumble

* UK retail sales fall 0.4% as cautious consumers rein in spending ahead of the crucial Christmas shopping period. * Brent crude surges to $114 a barrel amid escalating Middle East tensions and mounting fears over energy supplies. * Inflation concerns intensify as higher energy and freight costs threaten to become embedded in the economy, […]

Oil hits five-month high as global stocks wobble on AI fears; retail sales in Great Britain fall as shoppers cut back – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news It is red across the board in the European stock market this morning, though the falls are not steep. The UK’s blue chip FTSE 100 index is down 0.4%, while the French Cac 40 is down 0.7%. The German Dax is down by 0.6%. The Stoxx…