Economics / Markets

Mark Barnett, head of UK equities at Invesco Perpetual and manager of the Edinburgh investment trust, analyses the growing pressures on listed companies from a number of sources...

Greece's left-wing Syriza party has been re-elected after winning 35.5% of the vote.

UK interest rates could need to be cut further to support growth and return inflation to target, the Bank of England's chief economist has said.

Global concerns weighed on decision

China: Fortune cookie or a ‘big casino'?

Depreciating rand weighs on firm

Inflation fell back to zero in the year to the end of August, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), pushing out expectations of an interest rate rise again.

Investor sentiment fell to its lowest level since May 2013 in September, a Lloyds Private Bank survey has revealed, on the back of growing concerns over China.

The world's top financial watchdog and the finance minister of Europe's biggest economy have voiced their concerns over the amount of credit being created in the global financial system.

Jeremy Corbyn, who romped home to win the Labour party leadership with a clear majority at the weekend, has named John McDonnell as his shadow chancellor.