FTSE 100 Live: Oil and gold spike; Trump vows ‘whatever it takes’ in Iran

Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Today, Rachel Reeves will deliver her Spring Statement – a fiscal ‘non-event’ which is likely to be overshadowed by the brewing geopolitical conflict and market fallout. But that distraction may be welcomed by the Chancellor, who is understood to be looking for a lowkey occasion [...]