Economics

The Bank of England's (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to maintain UK interest rates at their historic low of 0.5%.

Twitter shares have soared 90% from their IPO price on the company's first day of trading, with the stock hitting a peak above $50.

The European Central Bank has announced a surprise cut in interest rates to 0.25%, sending the single currency tumbling.

Schroders recorded third quarter pre-tax profits of £121.6m, it said today, a 37% increase from £88.6m in Q3 2012, as the impact of the acquisition of Cazenove boosted its numbers.

Bill O'Neill, head of chief investment office of wealth management research UK at UBS Wealth Management, has warned there are three key 'nasties and traps' to watch out on the way to global economic recovery.

Economic thinktank the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has forecast the economy will grow by 1.4% this year.

The UK will be the fastest-growing Western economy next year, according to a survey by accountancy firm Grant Thornton.

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RBS shares have fallen by as much as 7% after the bank warned its internal good bank/bad bank split would see it incur a multi-billion pound charge in its full-year results.

Royal Bank of Scotland today reported a loss of £634m before tax in the third quarter, undershooting estimates by some way, while it also announced plans to create an 'internal' bad bank to run down its book of bad loans.