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...The headline consumer price index increased 3.5 per cent in the 12 months to March, up from a 3.2 per cent uptick a month earlier....
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...In commodity markets, gold hit a fresh record high on the first day of the second quarter, extending a multi-month rally....
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...The dollar index was steady on the day while oil prices rose modestly....
...Despite the fresh high for the FTSE, UK stock valuations remain close to a record discount relative to their peers in the US, reflecting years of underperformance....
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...It complains about liquidity, but it has a free float low enough to prevent it joining the index....
...US consumer confidence fell to a fresh low in March as Americans became more pessimistic about future economic conditions....
...But the yen has weakened to a fresh 34-year-low against the dollar following the BoJ’s most recent rate move, raising the risk that inflationary pressures caused by the increasing cost of imported goods...
...Investor enthusiasm about Nvidia and other stocks exposed to artificial intelligence powered the S&P 500 to fresh records last week....
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