Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 live blog.
The blue-chip index is set to make gains on Tuesday morning, following Monday’s strong showing. In a busy morning for market updates, FTSE 100 Premier Inn owner Whitbread is set to unveil its half-year figures, amid a campaign by a major investor to gain a seat on its board.
Mid-cap housebuilder Bellway is setting out its full-year results, in what will be a key signal of whether Andy Burnham’s Your First Home scheme has lightened the gloomy mood weighing on the UK’s housing sector.
Stick with us throughout the day for the latest news from the London Stock Exchange and the wider business world, as soon as we get it.
Here’s a few of our top headlines this morning:
- UK economy to suffer second-highest inflation in G7
- ‘Slow-moving tsunami’ – IMF warns AI could hit 60 per cent of jobs in advanced economies
- Brexit U-turn? Burnham says he is taking ‘pragmatic’ approach on EU
- Asos hackers claim responsibility for Air France-KLM data breach
- We should be AI optimists, says Bank of England deputy
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