FTSE 100 Live: UK Stocks Mixed, Pound Slides as Trade Tensions Boost Dollar

FTSE 100 Live: UK Stocks Mixed, Pound Slides as Trade Tensions Boost Dollar

FTSE 100 Live: Pound Slides as Trade Tensions Boost Dollar (GBP/USD)

Will these FTSE 100 shares surge or sink in July?

The FTSE 100 index of shares is edging higher at the start of the month. Simmering trade tensions, rising uncertainty over interest rates, and conflict in the Middle East are all weighing on investor sentiment. In this climate, could these UK blue-chip shares rise or fall this July? BP Fresh military action in the Middle East this month could lift BP (LSE:BP.) shares sharply higher. The threat of supply constaints from this key producing region …

Pound to Dollar Forecast RAISED to 1.30 by Q2 2026

HSBC has raised its Q2 2026 Pound to Dollar (GBP/USD) exchange rate forecast from 1.30 but still expects a slight net loss to 1.35. CIBC expects net GBP/USD gains to...