FTSE 100 rises to new record as Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems profit from defence spending surge – business live

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as investors buy UK defence stocks and await Bank of England interest rate decision That German GDP reading has indeed contributed to the wider eurozone hitting expectations – and then some. The eurozone economy grew by 0.4% in the second quarter of 2026, according to the preliminary reading from Eurostat – defying the gloom caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran. Continue reading...

Jasper Jolly · Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 2:31 AM
US news | The Guardian

FTSE 100 rises to new record as Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems profit from defence spending surge – business live

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as investors buy UK defence stocks and await Bank of England interest rate decision

That German GDP reading has indeed contributed to the wider eurozone hitting expectations – and then some.

The eurozone economy grew by 0.4% in the second quarter of 2026, according to the preliminary reading from Eurostat – defying the gloom caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

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