Commodities Round-up: Stronger dollar, US inventory data clobber oil futures
Saudi Arabia sought to reassure the oil market while a stronger dollar dragged crude and precious metal futures lower.
House prices defy Brexit uncertainty — but only because there are too few homes for sale
Nationwide house price index for August shows faster growth than July.
UK business confidence drops following Brexit vote to five-year low
Although the overall confidence level in August shows a fall, it remains above the low noted in June.
UK consumer confidence for August rises by 5 points to -7
The August consumer confidence is said to be the best monthly rise since June 2015.
Asian markets cheer Bank of England interest rate cut
Investors shrug off flat overnight session on Wall Street.
Bank of England's rates decision as it happened: BoE cuts rate to historic low of 0.25%
After seven years of sitting tight, the Bank of England has cut rates to a new historic low of 0.25%.
Ofgem price cap to shave £75 off four million energy bills
Suppliers will be forced to help customers find cheaper tariffs.
UK consumer confidence sees sharpest fall in 26 years after Brexit vote
GfK consumer confidence index slumps to -12 in July from -1 in the previous month.
UK retailers suffer biggest sales decline in four years after Brexit vote
CBI warns medium and long-term outlook remains bleak for the UK retail industry.
UK homeowners believe the Brexit vote sent their house prices falling in July
Knight Frank's House Price Sentiment Index turns negative for first time since 2013 after EU referendum
Will Brexit make UK housing crisis even worse?
UK housebuilders say demand is still strong in housing market amid chronic undersupply of homes
Bank of England holds interest rates at 0.5% against Brexit-led market expectations
UK central bank policymakers vote 8-1 to maintain the headline interest rate at current levels.
FTSE 100 performance does not reflect our Brexit economic anxieties
With the UK's blue chip index at an 11-month high, can we seriously say that all Brexit fears have subsided?
FTSE moves: Midcap stocks hit two-week high after Andrea Leadsom pulls out of Tory leadership race
Housebuilders and mining stocks drag FTSE 100 higher, while FTSE 250 rises 2.6% following developments.
FTSE Moves: Poor trade data hampers London market rise post-Brexit
The FTSE was subdued on the back of poor trade and consumer confidence data.
Brexit triggers biggest drop in consumer confidence in five years
GfK consumer confidence index plunges from -1 to -9 in the wake of Brexit vote.
UK house prices: Halifax says growth slowed ahead of Brexit referendum
Halifax house price index for June shows pre-EU referendum slowdown in housing market.
UK consumers downbeat amid Brexit jitters
GfK Consumer Confidence Index remains unchanged at -1 in June.
US stocks rally following Brexit sell-off as Dow Jones jumps more than 250 points
Markets worldwide appeared to rebound in the third day of trading following the Brexit vote.
US market close: Stocks post fifth day of losses following Fed inaction
The Federal Reserve has decided to delay implementing an interest rate hike.
UK housing: Private rents soaring by more than 14 times the rate of inflation
HomeLet says slight slowdown in rent growth may be result of buy-to-let investor surge ahead of stamp duty hike.
US market close: S&P 500 posts best day of 2016 after Yellen comments
The Fed chair said a rate hike could still happen despite a disappointing jobs report on 3 June.
US market close: Stocks close mostly lower, but manage modest gains for the month
The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its first four-month winning streak since June 2014.
UK consumer confidence improves in May but Brexit uncertainty weighs on outlook
GfK says confidence improved from -3 in April to -1 in May but Brexit uncertainty clouds the outlook.
UK retailers record biggest drop in sales in eight months, BRC figures show
UK retail sales declined 0.9% in April, new figures reveal.
UK house prices grow less than expected in April, Halifax House Price Index shows
UK house prices grow 9.2% in the quarter to April, its lowest level since November.
UK manufacturing PMI slows down for the first time since March 2013
UK manufacturing PMI snaps 35-month expansion streak and falls below 50 amid global slowdown fears.
UK consumer confidence hits 15-month low as Brexit fears mount, GfK says
Consumer confidence among British consumers falls to a 15-month low as uncertainty over the UK economy grows.
Asian markets: Nikkei and Hang Seng gain ground as Japanese yen rallies
Shares in Hong Kong and Japan gain ground but Shanghai Composite Index closes week down 1%.
British shop prices continue to fall but pace of decline slows down in March
Prices fall 1.7% as spring competition among retailers intensifies.