Economics / Markets

Société Générale has advised clients to be ready for a possible "global economic collapse" over the next two years, mapping a strategy of defensive investments to avoid wealth destruction.

The Queen has revealed details of the Fiscal Responsibility Bill today, designed to cut Britain's growing budget deficit.

A pensioner is fighting to claw back almost £18,000 in commission and charges that were snatched from his pension just a year before he planned to retire.

The UK's main measure of inflation has increased on the back of rising oil prices.

A member of The Bank of England's rate-setting committee said last night the economy had emerged from recession in the quarter between July and September - contradicting initial figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), reports The...

The Eurozone economy has left recession with economic growth of 0.4% between July and September.

US equities finished higher in another round of fairly quiet trading on Wednesday, underpinned by upbeat economic data out of China and Japan overnight.

Better-than-expected unemployment figures and a rosier growth forecast from the Bank of England raised hopes yesterday that Britain was beginning to claw its way towards economic recovery.

Inflation in the UK may rise ‘sharply' over the next few months but is likely to fall back again in the medium term, according to Bank of England governor Mervyn King.

European markets have climbed steadily this morning with the FTSE 100 up 1.2% and the FTSE Eurofirst 1.1% higher.