FTSE 100 opens 11 points higher as Brent climbs to $92 and 30-year US yield hits 5.3%
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Middle East tensions are lifting Brent toward $92, tightening inflation expectations and pushing long-end US yields to 5.3%, the highest since 2007. The mix of higher energy prices and rising real funding costs is weighing on global risk appetite despite a modestly firmer FTSE 100 open. UK labour data were mixed: unemployment steady at 4.9% but vacancies at a five-year low ahead of inflation prints.
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The FTSE 100 opened up 11 points. The UK unemployment rate held at 4.9%, while vacancies fell to a five-year low, adding uncertainty ahead of Wednesday’s inflation data. Brent crude rose to $92 a barrel, and the 30-year US Treasury yield touched 5.3%, its highest since 2007. Asian equities were mostly lower, led by a 1.6% drop in Japan’s Nikkei 225.
