A largely positive week for London shares and the pound is ending with the focus on developments in the US economy.
Today’s non-farm payroll figures should go some way to determining whether the Federal Reserve opts for an interest rate rise of 0.5% at its December meeting.
Expectations for a slower pace of US monetary policy tightening have helped the pound to rally to $1.22, while the UK-focused FTSE 250 index also surged yesterday.
