FTSE to open flat ahead of Jackson Hole summit – live updates27 Aug 2020 08:15
Most markets fell on Thursday ahead of a key policy speech by Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell, and even a fourth successive record on Wall Street was not enough to stoke a rally. Hong Kong led losses, dropping one per cent, with HSBC losing more than two percent after Pompeo accused the bank of not standing up to China. Tokyo and Singapore were both down 0.5pc, Shanghai eased 0.2pc and Seoul was off 0.7pc, though Sydney, Taipei and Jakarta squeezed out small gains.
Coming up today
Interim results: Anglo Pacific, Hunting, OneSavings Bank, Rolls-Royce
Economics: Industrial profits (China); money supply (eurozone); virtual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium begins, Q2 GDP second estimate, jobless claims (US)
This meeting is due to start 2pm UK time and most likely will have a very positive effect across the markets. GLD