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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this morning is up +0.41%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.64%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.32%. The broader market is higher this afternoon. The markets are focused on the...

City experts predict that rate of price rises will hit BOE’s target in one or two months’ time

ING Groep hit its 35th 52-week high of the past year on Monday. Up 38% over the past year, it could be the beginning of a bigger run. Here’s why.

What first attracted the Conservative Party to defend the millionaire donor, Frank Hester, who made racist comments about Diane Abbott? Mr Hester has since apologised for saying that Ms Abbott, Britain’s longest-serving black MP, made him “want to hate all black women” and that she “should be shot”.

Growing excitement around summer Olympic Games helps French capital take top spot

Good news on growth could be bad news for those hoping to see interest rate cuts

Beijing's leadership on Tuesday laid out an objective of "around five percent" gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year -- a dream of many developed Western nations but for China a far cry from the breakneck expansion that powered its rise.

The European Central Bank is expected to freeze interest rates again this week, with officials wary of starting to cut before they see more evidence that recent falls in inflation will be sustained.

Square Mile on watch for London stock exchange boost from new tax breaks for savers and experts say don't write off 2p income tax cut

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as ING warn the pound could fall by 2% if chancellor misreads the mood of bond investors

Chancellor should resist temptation to announce unfunded tax cuts in March budget, advises leading thinktank