ECONOMY

Oil prices still keeping the upward trend since mid-January.

Bank's Monetary Policy Committee makes no surprise move ahead of UK election.

Euro is off one-week low vs dollar and yen, but reverses gains against pound.

The deficit worsened to £2.86bn in February

UK house price growth at an annualised rate slowed in March, compared to the previous month.

Athens has been in talks with its eurozone partners and IMF on package of reforms for receiving further aid.

Pound is also down vs euro and yen ahead of the meeting.

Up to 100 billion barrels discovered but only 3% would be extractable says UKOG.

Economy Minister Axel Kicillof said Citibank's deal with NML violated local laws over public debt.

Rating agency says structural reforms and declining oil prices will boost growth.

Class A and B Royal Dutch Shell shares plummet in value on news of takeover of BG Group

IBTimes UK takes a look at the non-dom tax status

US plans to equip Pakistan with attack helicopters and Hellfire missiles to boost Islamabad's counter-terrorism efforts.

Radical changes in pension rules combined with lack of understanding could open the floodgates for mis-selling of new products.

Monthly CPI rate has risen to a two-year high, while trade surplus has widened.

Bank of England survey shows small businesses will also increase demand for credit in second quarter.

Both AIIB and NDB could be World Bank's strong allies in economic development of poor countries and emerging markets, says World Bank boss Jim Yong Kim.

European markets also boosted in early part of 2015 as consumer confidence shows signs of recovery.

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Swiss CPI inflation rebounded to 0.3% month-on-month in March after recording 0.3% deflation in February.

BoJ maintains plan to expand the monetary base at an annual pace of ¥80tn, a QE programme in place since April 2013.

Class action suit likely to head to Australia's highest court after latest twist.

The Q1 GDP looks set to have risen 5% annually for the group, half the pace of expansion seen prior to the global financial crisis.

Brent crude price, the global benchmark, is down 1.42% at $58.26 per barrel as at 12.30am ET.

FTSE 100 closed up 128.31 points - 1.88% - at 6,961.77 after Easter break.

IBTimes UK presents a gallery of historic street scenes in Soho, an area under threat of redevelopment.

Germany labels debate over reparations 'dumb' and insists Germany has paid its dues.

The number of people saving for a deposit has fallen by 6%.

UK could offer Eurofighters to India if France's delayed plan to sell 126 Rafale combat jets falls through.