Economics / Markets

The UK economy is perpetually subjected to shocks and pressures, rendering hopes of maintaining financial stability indefinitely "over-optimistic", Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Paul Fisher said last night.

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and 17 former directors, including former CEO Fred Goodwin, have been hit with a £2.4bn legal claim from a group of investors.

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The Chancellor George Osborne is to set out a plan to reduce corporation tax to 20% in next week's Budget.

The Bank of England will keep interest rates at record lows for another three years, according to Capital Economics.

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Greece has confirmed it received enough support from creditors to carry out a vital debt swap which drastically cuts the value of debt owned by bondholders.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to keep the interest rate at 0.5%, marking three years of the record low figure.

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