Last week saw stock markets face an up and down time. The FTSE 100 rose midweek before being flat or falling on Thursday and Friday – it was lower for the week as a whole.

There are fewer big-name companies set to report earnings this time around, but Persimmon’s will give an indicator of Labour getting close (or not) to being able to hit that 1.5m new homes target of theirs.

The US market rose overall last week but remains subject to the whims and wonderings of the president, his tariffs and his capital letters on social media.

Good morning all and welcome to another week of business and finance coverage on The Independent.

Stock market news, UK economic updates, companies news and personal finance all heading your way over the coming hours.

Hope you all had a good weekend!