FTSE 100 Falls 1.67% On The Week Amid Caution 📉

The FTSE 100 finished Friday at ten thousand six hundred and fifty point four four, down one hundred and eighty point six five points, or one point six seven percent, from the previous Friday’s ten thousand eight hundred and thirty-one point zero nine. It traded between ten thousand five hundred and ninety-four point three four and ten thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight point two seven. 📉 The most telling backdrop was the rate setting: the US two-year yield finished at 4.63 percent, while the US ten-year finished at 4.96 percent, with the ten-year yield up 0.18 on the week. Higher bond yields made equity valuations less comfortable. The coming week is packed with catalysts: the UK labour-market release on Tuesday, 15 September, the Federal Reserve policy meeting running through Wednesday, 16 September, the UK consumer price inflation release for August on 16 September, US retail-sales on 16 September, the Bank of England’s September Monetary Policy Summary and minutes on Thursday, 17 September, US industrial production, and UK retail sales on Friday, 18 September. The FTSE 100 ended below its 50-day average at ten thousand seven hundred and thirty-eight point four three, leaving that level as the first obvious hurdle for any recovery. The Money Mosaic examines whether central banks, inflation data and bond yields can alter the market’s tone, and whether oil support can offset the pressure.