FTSE 100 Live: Stocks Slide as Oil and AI Weigh on Markets

FTSE 100 Live: Stocks slide as oil and AI weigh on markets

Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Investors were met with a volatile start to the week after rising tensions around oil and AI dampened market mood. Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil prices – held above $107 per barrel on Tuesday morning after worries around global supply ramped up on Monday. Saudi Arabia has closed its East-West pipeline, which provides an alternative route to the Strait of Hormuz, with no clear indication o…

Red Sea disruption fuels inflation fears as UK jobs market weakens - ATV Today

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FTSE 100 tumbles as oil shock sends UK borrowing costs back to 1998

The FTSE 100 fell to a two-month low on Tuesday as another surge in oil prices drove UK borrowing costs higher, outweighing the usual boost that expensive crude can give London’s heavyweight energy shares. The blue-chip index dropped 0.59% to 10,634.49 by 1000 GMT, while the FTSE 250 lost 0.46%. Banks and investment firms led the decline, with Standard Chartered down 1.7% and Aberdeen off 2.6%. Precious and industrial-metals miners also weakened…

UK job market slowing as Red Sea threats push inflation concerns

On Tuesday 15 September, 2026, the price of oil surged back above $107 a barrel, sparking concerns over global supplies and the potential for inflationary…

FTSE 100 Drops 0.81% as Oil Surges Past $107 and Treasury Yields Hit Highest Since 2007 Amid Hormuz Tensions

The FTSE 100 fell 0.81% as surging oil prices linked to Strait of Hormuz disruption and rising US Treasury yields pressured global markets ahead of central bank decisions.

FTSE 100 Falls Tuesday as Brent Crude Tops $107 and UK Jobs Data Misses Forecasts

TLDR The FTSE 100 fell 0.60% on Tuesday as oil prices surged and AI safety concerns weighed on sentiment UK payrolled employment dropped 26,000 in August, following a revised 19,000 fall in July Unemployment held at 4.9% for a fourth straight month, below the 5% forecast Brent crude rose to $107.42...