Market round-up: FTSE 100 down 1.18% after RBS feels the burn of branch closures
Analysts gave mining company Fresnillo a 'hold' rating, causing the Mexican company to lead the fallers with a 3.54% decrease to 736p.
US consumer confidence up slightly in May but expectations down
Conference Board announced a slight rise in confidence after steep decline in April
India: Low inflation gives central bank chance to cut interest rates further
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will review its monetary policy on 2 June, when it could lower rates further
IMF: Chinese yuan is no longer undervalued
IMF says appreciation over past year has normalised exchange rate of yuan.
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Crude oil futures see mixed trade amid concerns over global glut
US government data revealed that supplies fell last week, owing to a temporary fall in Alaskan output.
Gold prices to take their cues from US dollar strength next week
Gold and the greenback to react to a raft of US data through the holiday-shortened week, including revised US GDP data.
Brexit: Bank of England accidentally sent memo about workings of secret committee
Guardian journalist received email from Bank's head of press, Jeremy Harrison.
US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen expects interest rates to rise later in 2015
US 'well-positioned' for continued growth despite a first-quarter slowdown.
NHS in crisis: Deficit of England health trusts soars to £822m - over 7 times 2014's level
In 2014, the figure was £115m, with rising A&E admissions blamed for 2015's costs.
Market round-up: Vodafone continues rally as FTSE 100 rises on reduced UK government borrowing
The FTSE 100 closed the day up 18.25 points (+0.26%) at 7,031.72.
The new credit crunch: Is the world sleepwalking into another financial crash?
Voodoo economics? Experts offer their views on the possibility of another credit crunch.
UK government borrowing 11% less than last year despite GDP growth slowdown
Chancellor George Osborne urges Whitehall departments to make more cuts in effort to wipe off deficit in 2018-19.
Traditional energy firms to go extinct with solar power becoming as cheap as coal
Technological advancements in production of solar panels would make solar power as cheap as coal, says John Straw, author of iDisrupted.
Asian markets round-up: All bourses trade in green terrain
Japan's Nikkei strikes a new 15-year peak while the Shanghai Composite hits a fresh seven-year high.
UK home rental costs rising at fastest pace since 2010 says LSL property group
Rent went up by 4.6% over the last 12 months
China-led AIIB finalises articles of agreement and expects to begin operations by end-2015
China will be largest shareholder in Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, followed by India.
Here comes the sun: Saudi Arabia looks to export solar energy as fossil fuel starts to run out
Desert kingdom's oil minister expects an end to crude by about 2050.
UK market round-up: Retailers Marks & Spencer and Kingfisher keep FTSE 100 above 7000
Figures published by the Office for National Statistics UK showed retail sales jumped 1.2% in April
Magnox to cut up to 1,600 jobs as nuclear power sites enter next restructuring phase
Firm is looking to 'safely decommission' its power plants.
Landlords 'putting profits before safety' as they rake in £5.6bn on dodgy homes
Report from Citizens Advice Bureau shows that 16% of privately rented homes are not safe
OECD income inequality reaches highest level in 30 years
Richest 10% of OECD population earn 9.6 times the income of the poorest 10%.
UK retail sales: Strongest monthly growth since November 2014
Warm weather and favourable consumer prices caused a 4.7% jump in sales volume.
Asian markets round-up: Bourses see mixed trade amid dismal China factory activity
But the Shanghai Composite advanced on hopes of higher policy support from Beijing.
George Osborne warns that EU is 'sleepwalking' out of global economy
European Union risks pricing itself out of global economy with excessive regulation, says chancellor
Japan manufacturing sector expands in May as China remains in contraction
Markit flash Japan manufacturing PMI rose to 50.9 in May from 49.9 in April, while China PMI rose to 49.1 from 48.9 in April.
UK Budget 2015: George Osborne sees productivity at core but demands £13bn in cuts
Business welcomes move, but unions attack slashing of public investment.
Eurosceptic Business for Britain challenges CBI to set out EU reform agenda
Confederation of British Industry: 'No credible alternative to EU membership'.
China to spend over £100bn to boost internet by end of 2017
China wants to expedite the development of fibre optic broadband and high speed 4G mobile networks.
FOMC minutes could provide clues about US growth outlook
Chicago Federal Reserve president Charles Evans says the US central bank should not hike rates until early 2016.
Japan economy up 2.4% in first quarter of 2015
Japan says country's economy expanded at its fastest pace in a year in January-March.
Asian markets round-up: Nikkei hits 15-year high on strong Japanese GDP data
Asian bourses outside Hong Kong and Sydney gain on upbeat Japanese growth figures.
Goldman Sachs predicts US crude price at $45 by October after 'self-defeating' rally
Recent rally in oil prices would force producers to drill, adding to existing glut, says Goldman Sachs analysts.
Britain's employers come out fighting for staying in a reformed European Union
CBI president Sir Mike Rake says the cost of leaving will harm Britain's place in the world.
Market round-up: Mining giant BHP Billiton and Vodafone weigh FTSE 100 down
FTSE 100 finished day up 26.23 at 6,995.10 after breaching the 7,000 mark in early trading.
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