Stock markets were largely flat on Monday as a new week begins in global trading - despite trade tariff uncertainty going through the courts in the US. Few major businesses will report financials this week in the UK, with the FTSE 100 looking to build on an eventual 0.56 per cent rise across August.
Meanwhile in Britain, house prices fell month on month - albeit only by 0.1 per cent. House price growth year on year also slowed, with one expert suggesting the property market is “struggling to find its feet following the hike in stamp duty costs”. Elsewhere, bitcoin is down to $108,000 and gold is hovering around $3,550.
