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The final Inflation Report of governor Mervyn King's term has seen the Bank of England revise up growth forecasts but caution inflation will still likely peak above 3% this year.

Hargreaves Lansdown shares closed above the £10 mark for the first time ever yesterday as investors continue to back the platform to excel in a post-RDR environment.

The French economy has officially entered recession after shrinking in the first quarter of the year, data released today has revealed.

BP and Shell were braced for the reaction of the markets on Wednesday after European regulators began an investigation into whether the companies may have manipulated the price of oil for more than a decade.

The Bank of England needs to remind the public and businesses that interest rates will one day rise again, a former Monetary Policy Committee member has warned.

Concerns raised by ratings agencies, analysts and hedge funds have pushed bank shares lower this morning as the FTSE 100 snaps seven straight days of gains.