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​​​Unexpected strength amid fiscal uncertainty ​The FTSE 100 has been trading at record highs, defying expectations that mounting fiscal headwinds and a cautious November Budget would dampen investor enthusiasm. ​This surprising strength comes despite widespread unease over the UK government’s next round of fiscal tightening, including potential tax rises designed to close the budget gap. ​Rather

Sector Overview: Mixed Fortunes Across the Heatmap Today’s stock market heatmap paints a varied picture with sectors showing divergent paths. The technology sector exhibits a slight uptick, driven by gains in semiconductor stocks. AMD leads with a rise of 7.11%, and NVDA contributes a 0.9% gain, suggesting investor confidence in chip makers despite broader concerns.

Gold (XAU/USD) trades little changed on Wednesday, consolidating gains near a three-week high as investors adopt a wait-and-see approach ahead of a crucial US congressional vote to end the record-long government shutdown. At the time of writing, XAU/USD is trading around $4,130, with market participants staying on the sidelines amid subdued risk appetite. The US

European stock markets rose on Wednesday, continuing their gains from the previous two days and reaching new record highs, with both the STOXX 50 and STOXX 600 indexes up. Investor optimism was boosted by the high likelihood of the US government reopening soon and increasing expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again.

​​​What’s driving the FTSE 100 near record levels? ​The FTSE 100 maintained its position near all-time highs as investors weighed a mixed bag of corporate updates against improving global sentiment. The UK’s benchmark index showed resilience despite political uncertainty and fiscal pressures weighing on gilt markets. ​Utilities and financial stocks provided the main thrust higher, with SSE’s

2025.11.12 2025.11.12 Franc Edges Higher On US-Switzerland Deal Hopes. Forecast as of 12.11.2025 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ In August, Switzerland faced one of the highest US tariffs in the world. The 39% rate caused severe strain on the Swiss economy. However, talks about reducing import duties to 15% helped the franc. Let’s discuss this topic and make

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Prior +2.4% HICP +2.3% vs +2.3% y/y prelim Prior +2.4% Core annual inflation is reaffirmed at 2.8%, keeping the same as it was in September. That is still on the high side and is what is keeping the ECB on its toes with policy setting for the moment. This article was written by Justin Low

The Indian Rupee (INR) opens on a weak note against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday. The USD/INR pair rises to near 88.80 as the Indian Rupee underperforms ahead of the release of India’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for October at 10:30 GMT. Economists expect India’s retail inflation to have grown 0.48% on an

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2025.11.10 2025.11.12 Weekly Economic Calendar for 17.11.2025–23.11.2025 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ Market sentiment is gradually turning positive after the resolution of the US government shutdown earlier this week. Investors are still digesting last week’s inflation data as they try to predict the Fed’s next move at its December meeting. Investors will carefully study the Fed’s October meeting