Stocks in Europe were mostly lower on Friday morning, after US President Donald Trump won approval for his controversial 'One Big Beautiful Bill' ahead of UK construction purchasing managers' index and eurozone producer price index inflation data. The FTSE 100 index opened down 24.12 points, 0.3%, at 8,799.08. The FTSE 250 was down 112.01 points, 0.5%, at 21,590.57, and the AIM All-Share was...

It is one thing for analysts to forecast which stocks and sectors will do well in a rising-rate or inflationary environment, but when it actually comes to pass it's always fascinating to see what works in practice.Judging by the list of stocks making 12-month highs over the past week, those who favoured real assets were on the money.Standing tall are 3i Infrastructure (3IN), AEW UK REIT...