Economics / Markets

The BoE's Monetary Policy Committee is likely to be split three ways in today's interest rate and QE decisions, but which is the best path to tread?

The FTSE advanced almost 1% in late afternoon trading as investors shrugged off concerns relating to Ireland's credit rating downgrade and disappointing US economic data.

The FTSE rose 0.70% this morning after the Dow Jones closed last night 1.8% higher.

The Institute of Directors (IoD) wants a further £50bn in quantitative easing, on top of the £200bn already injected into the economy to boost the money supply.

Global markets have rallied on the back of Japan's cut in interest rates, with the FTSE and Dow both up over one percentage point.

The Bank of Japan has cut interest rates to virtually zero in an effort to revive the ailing economy.

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...