{
  "id": 8238631,
  "title": "FTSE 100 Drifts Lower Despite Strong Retail Sales Data",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/ftse-100-drifts-lower-despite-strong-retail-sales-data",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T11:05:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nasdaq Markets",
    "slug": "nasdaq-markets",
    "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ftse-100-drifts-lower-despite-strong-retail-sales-data"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "(RTTNews) - Despite data showing an unexpected jump in retail sales, U.K. stocks weakened on Friday with investors assessing recent policy announcements and inflation outlook from the Bank of England, the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}