Economics / Markets

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.

There is a strong case for abandoning CPI as the headline measure of inflation, according to Institute for Fiscal Studies head Paul Johnson.

The Bank of England (BoE) was seemingly unaware of the impending financial crisis in the weeks prior to its emergence, new documents reveal.