According to @business, FTSE 100 futures were steady while the British pound fell on Oct 29, 2025, as reported in Bloomberg’s live blog tracking UK markets. Source: Bloomberg @business live blog. The blog highlights U.S. tariffs, moves in gold and oil, and UK corporate earnings as key catalysts for intraday trading in UK assets. Source: Bloomberg @business live blog. For crypto traders, GBP weakness mechanically lifts BTCGBP and ETHGBP quotes if USD crypto prices are unchanged due to FX translation. Sources: Bloomberg @business live blog for the GBP move; Bank of England reference rate methodology for FX conversion.

According to @business, the British pound is gaining while FTSE 100 futures are weakening as markets position ahead of UK inflation data, highlighting bullish GBP bias and cautious UK equity sentiment into the release, source: Bloomberg. Based on the price action reported, the pre-data divergence indicates exporter headwinds in the FTSE 100 as a stronger currency can weigh on overseas earnings translation, reinforcing defensive equity positioning into the CPI event risk, source: Bloomberg.

According to @business, the FTSE 100 is set to open lower on Oct 1, 2025, based on Bloomberg's live UK market blog. Source: Bloomberg (@business), Oct 1, 2025. According to @business, the British pound is rising the same day, indicating sterling strength into the London open. Source: Bloomberg (@business), Oct 1, 2025. According to @business, the update focuses on UK equities and FX with no direct reference to digital assets, providing no explicit crypto market signal in this report. Source: Bloomberg (@business), Oct 1, 2025.