{"id":127165,"title":"What’s happened so far – Thursday 18th September 2025","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-09-18T09:01:26+00:00","modified":"2025-09-18T09:15:41+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/whats-happened-so-far-thursday-18th-september-2025/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/whats-happened-so-far-thursday-18th-september-2025.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/whats-happened-so-far-thursday-18th-september-2025.json","category":"B2B","categories":["B2B","Blogs","Business & Support Services","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["AI-focused","Asia","Asia-Pacific index","Asian market","Asian markets","Asian trading","Bank of England","Bank of Japan","Bank of New York","Beijing","bond market","Brent Crude","china","chips","currency","Dow Jones","European Union","Federal Reserve","Hong kong","India","Jakarta","Japan","JP Morgan","Manila","Nikkei","Nvidia","Russia","semiconductor","Sensex","Seoul","shanghai","Shenzhen Composite Index","Singapore","South Korea","Sydney","Taipei","Treasury yields","U.S. bond market","U.S. dollar","U.S. stocks","U.S. Treasury","US dollar","US recession","US treasuries","USA","Wall Street","Wellington","White House"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/overnight-1-1.webp?fit=750%2C406&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"**UK Stocks Mixed Ahead of Bank of England Decision**\n\nUK equities opened mixed on Thursday as investors awaited the Bank of England’s latest interest rate decision.\n\nThe **FTSE 100** edged **0.2% higher to 9,222.95** in early trade, buoyed by the US Federal Reserve’s first rate cut of the year on Wednesday. However, the more **domestically focused FTSE 250 slipped 0.1% to 21,605.99**, with traders sceptical of a near-term boost from the BoE.\n\n[embedpress]https://x.com/Share_Talk/status/1968599593957961744[/embedpress]\n\nAcross Europe, markets opened stronger in response to the Fed’s move, with Paris’s **CAC 40 up 0.7%** and Frankfurt’s **DAX climbing 1.2%**. Asian markets were mixed overnight.\n\nOn Wall Street, stocks ended close to record highs after the Fed lowered rates by **25 basis points to 4.25%**, a widely expected move. Policymakers signalled **two further cuts this year and one in 2026**, fewer than the five reductions markets had priced in.\n\nThe major US indices diverged: the **S&P 500 slipped 0.1% to 6,600.35**, the **Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 260 points (0.6%) to 46,018.32**, while the **Nasdaq Composite fell 0.3% to 22,261.33**.\n\nIn currency markets, the **US dollar index rose 0.4%**, while US 10-year Treasury yields added six basis points to **4.08%**."}