London's FTSE 100 closed 0.17% higher to 7,184.95 on Wednesday as attention turns to the latest decision on interest rates from the US Federal Reserve later in the day.On Wall Street markets were somewhat less optimistic with the S&P 500, Dow Jones and tech-heavy Nasdaq all trading flat in morning trading stateside.All eyes will be on the US central bank as it finishes its two-day meeting,...

London's FTSE 100 edged 0.1% higher to 7,179.76 just before midday on Wednesday as attention turns to the latest decision on interest rates from the US Federal Reserve later in the day.All eyes will be on the US central bank as it finishes its two-day meeting, with some analysts predicting it will bring forward its projections for its first post-pandemic interest rate rise by a year to...

London's FTSE 100 edged 0.25% higher to 7,190.61 points early on Wednesday as investors waited the latest decision on interest rates from the US Federal Reserve and the market took news of another sharp jump in inflation in its stride.UK CPI rose by 2.1% in May on an annual basis, ahead of consensus expectations of 1.8% and coming in higher than the 1.5% rate in April, though investors were...

Brazil-based Jangada Mines (JAN:AIM) believes it can have a platinum group metals (PGMs) mine in production within the next 12 to 18 months.It says a trial mining set-up may only cost up to $1.5m to build. A full 30,000 ounce operation will cost between $20m and $30m.The ultimate plan is to produce 100,000 ounces annually of PGMs. Jangada floated on AIM on 29 June.