Economics

Asian markets have risen after data released by the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics showed a number of bright spots for the country's economy.

Hargreaves Lansdown has moved to officially challenge HMRC's decision to impose a tax on platform rebates paid to consumers, after the revenue's move to introduce the tax earlier this year.

The economy is "turning a corner", Chancellor George Osborne is expected to say in an upbeat speech later today.

Asian stocks have soared, led by Japan's Nikkei, as investor confidence was boosted by Tokyo winning the race to host the 2020 Olympics.

Markets climbed this afternoon following a worse-than-expected jobs update in the US, as investors anticipate the Fed will now have to delay QE tapering.

Neil Staines, head of trading for the ECU Group, assesses the impact of recent global policies on currency markets.

Chancellor George Osborne has urged cabinet colleagues "not to get ahead of themselves" about the UK's economic recovery.

Update: Benchmark ten-year gilt yields have hit a fresh two-year high of over 3% after the Bank of England opted not to release further ‘forward guidance' earlier this afternoon.

The Bank of England (BoE)has elected to hold the base rate at 0.5% and maintain the size of its quantitative easing (QE) programme at £375bn.

Old Mutual Global Investors' Richard Buxton has warned five major trends could affect the global economy throughout September and October.