Economics

HSBC has put aside $378m (£236m) to cover the cost of an investigation into foreign exchange manipulation and reported third-quarter profits that missed forecasts.

Tesco is considering selling a stake of its Tesco Bank division for up to £1bn in order to shore up its balance sheet.

You may see some scary sights this Halloween night, but none as terrifying as these global economic statistics.

The government is to pay off part of the UK's First World War debt, as part of a redemption of bonds stretching as far back as the 18th century.

US GDP was 3.5% in the third quarter of 2014, significantly higher than the 3% consensus figure forecast by economists.

With the era of US quantitative easing now drawn to a close, Investment Week spoke to five wealth managers about the possible consequences - and the likelihood of the taps being turned back on.

The US Federal Reserve has concluded the tapering of its multi-year bond buying programme and begun turning its attention to a future interest rate hike.

GAM's Charles Hepworth expects the market falls seen earlier this month to spur an end-of-year rally, making up the losses suffered by equity investors.

Leading fund managers have become more cautious about their expectations for interest rate hikes, with many now expecting any movement in base rates to be postponed until at least 2016.

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