Economics / Markets

The Bank of England (BoE) today kept interest rates at a record low of 0.5% as uncertainty remains over who will govern Britain.

Interest rates are forecast to stay on hold today, as the Bank of England (BoE) looks to lend stability to the political and market turmoil.

Ten million people may have voted for David Cameron, but that also means some 19 million didn't

The UK's hung parliament on top of the Greek debt crisis weighed heavily on investor sentiment today as the FTSE plunged dramatically in afternoon trading.

Greece has won some respite after Germany's parliament voted in favour of the controversial bail-out plan as Chancellor Angela Merkel warned EU economic stability was at stake.

The head of public affairs at Aviva has unseated the Labour incumbent to become Conservative MP for Chatham and Aylesford.

As the UK comes to terms with its first hung parliament in decades, Bestinvest senior investment manager Adrian Lowcock gives his tips on what investors should do with their portfolios.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has reported operating profits of £713m in the first three months of the year, rebounding from a loss of £1.35bn for the same period last year.

The FTSE 100 plunged 1.71% or 89.76 points to 5171.23 this morning as shares were hit by the prospect of a hung parliament in the UK and worries over the Greek debt crisis.

As Britain wakes up this morning to a likely hung parliament, IFAonline examines the key issues threatening a cross-party coalition.