In London this week the uk biggest stock index the FTSE 100 up for the week GBP the great British pound down for the week and the Prime minister met with the president off the united states off America
Foreign Affairs & Global Diplomacy
UN General Assembly & Trump Meeting: Prime Minister Andy Burnham represented the UK at the UN General Assembly in New York. He held his first formal bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump, who publicly described Burnham as a "great PM", smoothing over past friction.
Chagos Islands Deal On Hold: Health Secretary Wes Streeting confirmed that annual UK funding payments (£120m+) for the Chagos Islands deal are currently paused as the administration re-evaluates the agreement following pushback from Washington.
Domestic & Security Policy
National Centre for Information Defence: The government launched a new cross-party supported anti-disinformation unit designed to counter foreign state interference and online bot networks.
Free Speech Debate: Nigel Farage and Reform UK vehemently attacked the new unit, claiming it will act as an "Orwellian" tool to suppress domestic political dissent and free speech.
Parliamentary & Party Dynamics
Opposition Pressure & Taxation: Polling highlighted growing public fatigue with current tax levels, driving debates around long-term economic growth strategy. Meanwhile, Lib Dem leader Ed Davey pushed for a £17bn income tax cut funded by re-entering the EU single market/customs union.
House of Lords Reforms: Debates continued in Parliament over the Sovereign Grant Bill (aimed at reducing royal funding post-Buckingham Palace renovations) alongside fresh peerages introduced in the Lords.
FTSE 100 & 250
FTSE 100: Closed at 10,695.25, up +0.34% (+36.12 points) on the week.
FTSE 250: Closed at 24,261.14, up +0.2% (+106.82 points) on the week.
Key Macro Drivers & Market Dynamics
Bond Yield Spike vs. Oil Pullback: Markets were caught between a sell-off in global sovereign debt (US 10-year Treasury yields spiking above 5.20%) and falling oil prices. A drop in Brent crude toward $106/bbl on Friday offered relief to equities by dialing back immediate inflation fears.
UK Fiscal Policy Scrutiny: Domestic sentiment remained cautious as markets digested reports that the Treasury is weighing a smaller fiscal headroom target ahead of the October Budget.
Consumer Sentiment: UK GfK Consumer Confidence ticked up 1 point to -13 in September, marking three consecutive months of slight improvement, though overall sentiment remains subdued.
Key Movers
Commodities Drag: Shell (-0.8%) and BP (-2.3%) dragged on headline gains late in the week following the pullback in crude prices.
Mid-Cap Volatility: Raspberry Pi saw large swings (soaring ~20% Thursday post-earnings before pulling back ~5.8% Friday), while Victrex slumped after cutting its dividend.
in commodities this week Oils down again confirming $111-114 support level on the day range , this weeks trade in precious metals was a down week for both gold and silver
stock markets this week was risk on globally with a great week for US equities with the s&p500 and the NASDAQ both up for the week yet the less speculative lower market cap stock index the Russell 2000 ended up down for the week in Europe the German dax was up and also the French CAC40 Asia was also risk on this week for stock markets with the Japanese nikkie 225 benchmark stock index and the Korean KOSPI stock market up also and with all three the US Europe and Asia up for the week it was a great week for the vanguard MSCI global stock index
CURRENCIES in currencies this week it was a story off DXY dollar strength and sell off for the euro EUR/USD and the pound GBP/USD ,Japanese yen JPY/usd not much changed to end the week
CRYPTO crypto this week sees the same risk on as equities with bitcoin BTC Ethereum ETH all up for the week and ripples xrp up 11 % for the week