Uncertainty over whether US political rivals will agree a crucial spending and taxation deal drove a volatile run on the London market today.
Uncertainty over whether US political rivals will agree a crucial spending and taxation deal drove a volatile run on the London market today.
Fears that the US risks slipping into recession if hundreds of billions of dollars in expiring tax cuts and automatic spending reductions are allowed to take effect saw the FTSE 100 Index close 2.4 points lower at 5767.3.
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