Economics / Markets

Quarterly and annualised UK growth figures for Q4 2014 have narrowly missed expectations after the construction sector underwhelmed at the end of the year.

The proliferation and popularity of exchange traded funds (ETFs) is set to continue, with asset growth forecast to reach $50trn by 2020, a report suggests.

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Left-wing anti-austerity party Syriza has secured a commanding election victory in Greece, setting the scene for a stand-off between the country and its creditors.

Though the recovery of the world's most influential economy is set to continue, headwinds in the shape of a rise in US interest rates are building...

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Market participants have reacted with a healthy dose of scepticism to the European Central Bank's long-awaited quantitative easing programme, saying the move may not be enough to revive the struggling eurozone economy.

European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi has announced an asset purchase programme worth about €1trn.

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.