Economics / Markets

State-backed lender Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has reported a £3.5bn loss for 2014.

HSBC's senior executives have apologised to a committee of MPs for the failings in its Swiss private banking arm which meant clients avoided paying millions in tax.

Three prominent London Business School academics have calculated the FTSE 100 has a 50% chance of hitting the 10,000 level by 2022, following its recent record-breaking performance.

Mixed fortunes flummox investors in Sterling Strategic Bonds

The government has sold a further £500m of Lloyds Banking Group shares through a trading plan launched in December, taking the total amount of money recovered for the taxpayer from the bank to just under £8bn.

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Ian Aylward has cut Aviva Investors' multi-manager exposure to US equities to an underweight position for the first time since 2011, fearing the stocks are deeply over valued.

The FTSE 100 is within sight of its all-time high after closing at its highest level for 15 years on Tuesday.

Are plummeting inflation numbers seen everywhere from the UK to China a sign of a deeper malaise?

Inflation fell to 0.3% in January, the lowest level ever recorded and firmly below the Bank of England's 2% target.