Economics

The FTSE has continued its downward slide in afternoon trading with banking stocks weighing particularly heavily on the index.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been rebuked by its watchdog for publishing growth data last month which "flattered" the national accounts.

The fallout from the last week's market turmoil again dominated the money sections of the Sunday papers. But the phenomenon of vanishing advisers and a possible tidal wave of repossessions also grabbed the eye. It's IFAonline's round-up of the weekend's...

Chancellor George Osborne will today update MPs on the British economy as turmoil continues on the world's stock markets.

The historic downgrade of US debt capped a momentous week which saw global markets go into free-fall.

The Bank of England has held interest rates at their record low of 0.5% amid escalating concerns about the strength of the economy.

The new IMF faces corruption allegations, as the ECB steps in to protect Europe with bond purchases, and Osborne's watchdog sounds the economic alarm….we bring you all the top stories from the nationals.

As the US continues to teeter on the brink of default, France has been dragged into the global financial crisis and Germany warns the Greek bailout was a one-off…we bring you all the top stories from the nationals.

If a single theme links the worst financial crises in history, it is the startlingly-misplaced confidence of the experts who never saw them coming...

Rupert Murdoch closes the News of the World in an attempt to salvage the merger of News Corporation and BSkyB, the political deadlock over US deficit reduction plans continues and Buffett digs deep for good causes…we bring you the day's top stories.