Boris Johnson's warning about an Omicron emergency appears to be having little impact on market sentiment after the FTSE 100 index traded higher today.
Hopes that vaccine boosters will provide a high level of protection have helped the mood as investors instead focus on how central banks plan to tackle inflation pressures.
The Bank of England begins its two-day meeting on Wednesday, the same day as inflation numbers for November are expected to show a CPI rate close to 5%.
