Economics / Markets

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its UK GDP forecast and now predicts the country will see stronger growth than any other G7 economy this year.

Policymakers risk the UK economic recovery stalling if they fail to address its "undue reliance" on consumer spending, the British Chambers of Commerce has said.

Changes at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which will count future pension rights as if they were present income will turn the UK into a nation of savers instantly, the Telegraph reports.

The European Central Bank will consider quantitative easing among other measures to avoid a long period of low inflation, its president has confirmed.

Mark Carney said UK interest rates could rise before next May's general election if there are continued sustainable improvements in the economy.

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House price growth is showing "tentative signs of moderation", according to the Nationwide Building Society.

Invesco Perpetual has announced that Mark Barnett's Invesco Perpetual High Income fund will move out of the IMA Equity Income sector and into the IMA UK All Companies sector on 31 March.

Aviva Investors has sold its US equity investment management subsidiary River Road Asset Management in an effort to streamline its US business.