在伦敦，富时100指数周五上涨118点，涨幅1.40%。涨幅最大的是Entain（6.06%）、保诚（4.95%）和斯派莎克工程（4.91%）。

In London, the FTSE 100 Index went up by 118 points or 1.40 percent on Friday. Top gainers were Entain (6.06%), Prudential (4.95%) and Spirax-Sarco Engineering (4.91%).

英格兰银行的贝利警告经济民族主义的风险。英国央行行长安德鲁·贝利在唐纳德·特朗普宣誓就任美国总统前三天发表的演讲中呼吁以美国和中国为首的世界金融大国避免经济民族主义。

Bank of England's Bailey warns against risks from economic nationalism.Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey called for the world's financial powers, led by the United States and China, to avoid economic nationalism in a speech released three days before Donald Trump is due to be sworn in as U.S. president.

受矿业股推动，富时100指数周五上涨超过1.5%，超过8500点，接近历史收盘点位。嘉能可股价飙升约4%，有报道称其与力拓集团进行了合并谈判，这可能标志着该行业有史以来最大的交易。英美资源集团也上涨了3%以上。尽管英国经济数据疲软，12月零售额环比下降0.3%，与0.4%的增长预期相反，但仍出现了这一增长。本周早些时候，英国11月GDP表现不佳，通胀率降至2.5%，低于预期。这些因素推动了人们对英格兰银行进一步降息的预期，交易员现在预计将有70多个基点的宽松政策，高于前一天的65个基点。英镑兑美元下跌0.3%，而英国借贷成本在上周飙升至十年高点后有所回落。以国际公司为主的富时100指数受益于英国需求疲软，这对以国内为重点的富时250指数造成了更大的压力，仅上涨了0.25%。

The FTSE 100 rose over 1.5% on Friday, surpassing 8,500 and nearing a record close, driven by mining stocks. Glencore shares surged around 4% amid reports of merger talks with Rio Tinto, potentially marking the industry's largest-ever deal. Anglo American also gained more than 3%. This gain came despite weak UK economic data, with December retail sales falling 0.3% month-on-month, contrary to expectations of a 0.4% rise. Earlier in the week, UK GDP for November underperformed, and inflation eased to 2.5%, below forecasts. These factors fueled expectations for deeper Bank of England rate cuts, with traders now pricing in over 70 basis points of easing, up from 65 basis points a day earlier. The British pound slipped 0.3% against the dollar, while UK borrowing costs eased after spiking to decade-high levels last week. The FTSE 100, dominated by international firms, benefited from weaker UK demand, which weighed more on the domestically focused FTSE 250, up just 0.25%.

日本央行会拯救日元并使英镑/日元下跌吗？。今早零售销售报告出人意料地疲软后，英镑仍面临压力。此前，11月份的GDP报告令人失望，低于市场预期。

Will BoJ Save Yen and Sink GBP/JPY?.The British pound remains under pressure following a surprisingly weak retail sales report this morning. This follows up from a disappointing GDP report for November which fell short of market expectations.