Economics / Markets

BP group chief executive Bob Dudley is expecting oil to remain at current low levels for up to three years, leading to job losses and falling investment in the oil sector.

Members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to keep interest rates on hold in January, the committee's latest minutes reveal, knocking expectations of a rise this year.

Did the Swiss franc just become the new Deutschemark?

The global economy is set to grow slower this year and next, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The unloved European Smaller Companies sector attracted few new suitors towards the end of 2014 but, as Amandine Thierree explains, there are plenty of opportunities for investors...

The World Bank has cut its global growth forecast, warning the US alone cannot drive an economic recovery.

The sharp fall in the UK inflation rate should not be feared, Chancellor George Osborne will say in a speech later.

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics showed UK CPI inflation fell to a surprise 0.5% in December, the lowest level since May 2000. Five experts examine why...

...Europe. What lies ahead as deflation, elections and QE loom large?

UK consumer prices inflation has fallen to a 15-year low of just 0.5%, driven by plunging oil prices.