Economics / Markets

Gold today hit an all-time high price of $1,043.77 per ounce after a dip in the dollar boosted the attractiveness of metals to investors.

Markets opened to a volatile start this morning after shares made major gains on improvements in the commodities market.

UK industrial output fell 2.5% in August, its biggest slump since January, says the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The manager of Fidelity Multi-Asset Strategic has shrugged off his defensive stance, in the belief that early growth signs in recession-hit world economies will not fade as some analysts suggest.

The European Commission wants Royal Bank of Scotland to sacrifice up to 10 per cent of its small business customers as the penalty for receiving billions of pounds in state aid.

Financial firms may be recovering, with business volumes growing for the first time in two years, a survey has shown.

The FTSE 100 has fallen below the 5,000 point barrier for the first time since 10 September.

Shares fell in London this morning, following trends in the US after new data revealed weaknesses in the world's largest economy.

Britain's emergence from recession in 2010 will be stronger than previously thought, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The FTSE 100 kicked off the fourth quarter on a positive note in early trading, though shares dipped slightly towards mid-morning.