FTSE 100 falls 2% as recession fears weigh on markets – business live

  • Date: 19-May-2022
  • Source: The Guardian
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Gulf
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FTSE 100 falls 2% as recession fears weigh on markets – business live

From 2h ago

European stock markets are all sharply lower, as investors grow increasingly nervous that economies are set to fall into recession.

The FTSE 100 index is now down 148 points, or 2%, with 96 of its one hundred members falling this morning.