Economics / Markets

Full text of the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne 's speech to delegates at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham.

Chancellor George Osborne today made a dramatic pledge to "do everything" to make Britain the most competitive place in the world to do business.

Osborne brands tax evasion "morally indefensible" plus the rest of the key points from today's speech...

Labour did not do a very good job with its 13 years in power, apparently...

Asian stocks rose to their highest level in more than two years on Monday boosted by strong emerging market fund inflows and last week's positive economic news from China.

UK banks are borrowing billions of pounds each month and may be forced to seek yet more support from the state, an economic think-tank warns.

Joseph Stiglitz, the former chief economist of The World Bank and a Nobel Prize winner, warns the future of the euro is "looking bleak".

London's leading share index is up nearly 1% today despite concerns over the European debt situation.

In the latest Interactive Financial Adviser debate, our panelists from Rathbones and Standard & Poor's discussed the current economic outlook.

London entered the final quarter of 2010 in positive mood with sentiment lifted by hints from incoming BP boss Bob Dudley the group is ready to restore the dividend payments suspended during the Gulf of Mexico crisis.