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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Jeremy Cutler

Oil falls amid hopes for Trump peace deal backing

Meanwhile the Governor of the Bank of England has said that allowing inflation to remain above target levels for a period is ‘appropriate’ in the face of uncertainty and weakness in the economy (John Walton/PA) - (PA Archive)

The FTSE 100 edged lower on Friday, as US President Donald Trump said he was now making a “final” decision on whether or not to strike a peace deal with Iran.

The FTSE 100 closed down 16.68 points, 0.2%, at 10,409.28.

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