{"id":129274,"title":"FTSE 100 Set to Open Lower as Fed Rate-Cut Hopes Fade After U.S. Shutdown","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-11-14T07:46:27+00:00","modified":"2025-11-14T07:46:27+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-to-open-lower-as-fed-rate-cut-hopes-fade-after-u-s-shutdown/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-to-open-lower-as-fed-rate-cut-hopes-fade-after-u-s-shutdown.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-to-open-lower-as-fed-rate-cut-hopes-fade-after-u-s-shutdown.json","category":"B2B","categories":["B2B","Business & Support Services","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["AstraZeneca","BT","Diageo","Federal Reserve","FREE","FTSE 100","FTSE 250","FTSE100","Howden Joinery","ITV","National Grid","Sainsburys","Smith & Nephew","Tate & Lyle","Vistry","WISE"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FTSE-100-15-NOV-23.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&quality=89&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"The **FTSE 100** is expected to open sharply lower on Friday, as a month-long rally shows signs of cooling amid growing expectations that the **Federal Reserve may delay cutting interest rates** in the aftermath of the U.S. government shutdown.\n\nLondon’s blue-chip index has been **called 68 points down** on the futures market, extending yesterday’s **104-point decline** that pulled the FTSE to **9,807.68**, a drop of just over **1%** and its steepest slide in weeks.\n\nWall Street also suffered a broad sell-off. The **Nasdaq Composite** tumbled **2.3%**, while both the **Dow Jones Industrial Average** and the **S&P 500** fell **1.7%**, as traders reassessed expectations for a December rate cut.\n\n“What likely triggered yesterday’s selloff was the growing realisation that a full set of jobs and inflation data won’t land before the Federal Reserve’s December meeting,” said **Ipek Ozkardeskaya**, senior analyst at **Swissquote**. “And if that’s the case — and if the Fed retains even a minimum degree of independence and reason — it wouldn’t cut rates blindly.”\n\nAsian markets followed the negative tone. **Tokyo’s Nikkei** slid **1.7%**, **Hong Kong’s Hang Seng** fell **1.9%**, and the **Shanghai Composite** dropped **1%**. Elsewhere, **Mumbai’s BSE Sensex** dipped **0.3%**, while **Sydney’s ASX 200** lost **1.4%**."}