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Households and businesses should be told that borrowing costs will remain at rock-bottom levels until the economy is motoring again, the International Monetary Fund has said.

Lloyds has said it will raise £450m in gross proceeds by selling a 15% stake in wealth manager St. James' Place (SJP).

Many UK-listed stocks have got off to a flying start in 2013, with indices approaching all-time highs, but some companies have been given a rough ride by markets, destroying shareholders' capital in the process.

The incoming governor of the Bank of England (BoE) has warned Europe must change tack and introduce significant reforms to avoid a Japanese-style lost decade.

David Cameron is being urged to take tougher action against UK-linked tax havens, with Oxfam suggesting Britain's credibility "is on the line" over the issue.

UK CPI inflation has fallen to 2.4% in April, a larger-than-expected drop from the 2.8% figure recorded in March.

There would be no winners and only economic losers should the UK exit the European Union (EU), according to Goldman Sachs.

High inflation has hit the UK economy by £10bn over the past three years, according to a report from Ernst & Young (E&Y).

The proposed European Union (EU) financial transactions tax (FTT) will hit the pensions and investments of millions of hard-working people, warns a leading financial adviser.