Tomorrow's Queen's Speech will see financial regulation put back in the hands of the Bank of England, leaked documents reveal.

The euro will fail, M&G's Richard Woolnough declared today.

Veteran Artemis Income fund manager Adrian Frost today spelled out the key lessons he has learned during his 30 years - and counting - in fund management.

European markets advanced in early trading Thursday ahead of a key conference on global financial reform in Berlin.

Traders are predicting chaos on the world's second-largest government bond market after the German authorities announced a ban on all naked short-selling in European public debt, as well as shares in the country's 10 largest financial institutions.

UK inflation probably accelerated to a three-month high in April as higher energy costs and the weak pound stoked prices enough to prompt a letter of explanation from Bank of England governor Mervyn King.

The coalition Government will hold its first Budget on 22 June.

The FTSE opened more than 30 points up on Thursday as investors were buoyed by Spanish plans to tackle its budget crisis, a host of strong trading updates and a rally on Wall St.

Hastily introduced banking industry regulation risks precipitating a second credit crunch, HSBC chief executive Michael Geoghegan has warned.

Gordon Brown yesterday announced his resignation as Prime Minister - but he will not be stepping down for at least five months. "Extraordinary" says the Times, "Sordid" says the Telegraph...