Economics / Markets

Equity markets have been given a boost by the latest monthly jobs figures from the US which show a further fall in the unemployment rate in November.

The ECB has cut growth forecasts for next year as President Mario Draghi warned of a continued gloomy outlook for Europe in 2013.

Two-thirds of bank staff with sales roles are finding themselves under "more pressure than ever" to hit targets, despite the slew of major mis-selling scandals in recent years, Which? has said.

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The Bank of England has held the base interest rate at 0.5%.

Britain could lose its AAA credit rating after George Osborne admitted he will miss his target to reduce Britain's debts and have to borrow an extra £100 billion.

Boring, predictable and unachievable - just some of the views about today's Autumn Statement. For these and the rest, here's our round-up of the reaction to the tax and growth figures.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has condemned chancellor George Osborne's economic plans for failing to meet the government's own targets.

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has downgraded its outlook for the UK economy.

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