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Stocks Push Higher Ahead of FOMC and Powell Comments

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.23%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.46%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.03%. Stocks this morning are moderately higher on expectations for...

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With the economy faltering, rates may already be too high

City Voices: Most of the macroeconomic factors facing the UK economy, bar inflation, now point to a policy rate which is too restrictive

Evening Standard

OPINION - Rishi Sunak’s plan to water down climate targets

Say you’re a billionaire, or the chief executive of a multinational looking to build a new gigafactory. Why invest in Britain? There are plenty of countries eager for foreign direct investment. The answer is that the UK has, historically, been a pretty safe bet. It could offer the rule of…

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Glasgow 'most beautiful city name in UK', linguistic study concludes

GLASGOW is the most beautiful sounding city name in the UK, according to a new study ...

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson warns Sunak he ‘cannot afford to falter’ on net zero commitments

Former prime minister says ‘businesses must have certainty’ to invest in green technologies

The Guardian - UK

Netflix UK is about to add one of the year’s most acclaimed horror films

If you’re after something scary, you’ll want to add this to your watchlist

The Independent UK

Claiming gender law block was due to policy row is a red herring, court told

A lawyer for the UK Government said the move came because of the effect the changes ‘would have on reserved law’.

The Independent UK

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City watchdog finds no evidence for recent political 'debanking' – but private banks have been picky for centuries

After a row over the closure of his bank account earlier this year, former politician Nigel Farage has hit out at the UK financial regulator for saying it has found no recent evidence of customers being “de-banked” over their personal views.

The Conversation

‘We are living in a soup of DNA’: how new technology is helping track eels in UK ponds

Armed with plastic pots, probes and the science of eDNA, researchers in Gloucestershire are searching for evidence of the critically endangered fish

The Guardian - UK

150-year-old oak crowned as UK’s perfect climbing tree

The tree, newly named Mr Silly Arms in Owlet Wood, Lincolnshire, stands at 12 metres tall

The Independent UK

UK's new online safety law adds to crackdown on Big Tech companies

British lawmakers have approved an ambitious but controversial new internet safety law with wide-ranging powers to crack down on digital and social media companies like TikTok, Google and Facebook and Instagram parent Meta

The Independent UK

Conor Benn fight announced as boxer returns after failed drug tests

Benn failed two drug tests in the lead-up to his planned fight with Chris Eubank Jr in October 2022, and was later stripped of his British licence and provisionally suspended

The Independent UK

How the UK’s net zero pledges compare to other decarbonising countries

The expected loosening of the UK’s climate ambition brings it more into line with other nations in transport but behind in home heating.

The Independent UK

BBC host lets MP claim Tories 'grew economy by 60 per cent' without challenge

FOR anyone struggling through the cost-of-living crisis worsened and worsened by successive Tory governments, one of the party’s more confused MPs…

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The Independent UK

Ford: Delaying petrol and diesel ban ‘undermines’ what we need from Government

It is reported that ministers could push the date for when conventionally fuelled new cars can no longer be sold in the UK from 2030 to 2035.

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Markets Today: Stocks Edge Higher Ahead of FOMC Results

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are up +0.26%, and the Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.22%. Stock index futures this morning are edging higher ahead of the conclusion of the 2-day FOMC meeting and comments from Fed Chair Powell later this afternoon....

The Guardian - UK

‘Pathetic’: what scientists and green groups think of UK’s net zero U-turn

UK not a serious player in global race for green growth, says Greenpeace, while Oxfam says move is ‘betrayal’

Barchart

Stocks Climb Before the Open as Fed Rate Decision Looms

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are up +0.28%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are up +0.32% this morning as market participants braced for the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision due later in the day.

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The National (Scotland)

'Catastrophic': Stephen Flynn's full letter to Rishi Sunak on net zero 'sabotage'

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has written to the Prime Minister urging him to rethink a reported U-turn on the UK Government's net-zero…

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer 'rejects' plans for 'Macron's onion' to bring UK closer to EU

KEIR Starmer has been called out for “bluff and bluster” over his apparently shifting stance on relations with the EU.

Evening Standard

London sees ‘record-breaking surge’ in rental prices as house prices dip

Rising rental prices in London continue to break all records as house price growth falls, data shows

France 24

Will the Federal Reserve pause its monetary tightening cycle?

Investors around the world are awaiting the conclusion of the Federal Reserve meeting in Washington this Wednesday. While there is a wide consensus that the US central bank will leave its key interest rate unchanged, observers will be looking for clues as to how much longer the Fed's cycle of…

The Guardian - UK

UK weather: power cuts and flooded roads as rain and wind hit

Weather warnings in place for areas of Wales, the north-west and south of England and west Scotland

The Guardian - UK

How the British Red Cross is helping prepare the UK for more extreme weather

The consequences of the climate crisis could impact significantly on the UK, but the British Red Cross is working with communities across the country to build resilience to weather-related emergencies and develop strategies to adapt for the future

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘The devil’s in the detail’: Independent readers give their verdict on UK’s chance to strengthen ties with EU

Have your say: The opportunity for the UK to rejoin the EU under an ‘associate membership’ has sparked debate among Independent readers

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