ECONOMY

UK inflation rises 2.9% year-on-year in May, compared with forecast for 2.7% growth.

Buying any dips in the stock market given the current climate could mean having tried to catch a falling knife.

Snap poll from Institute of Directors finds UK businesses want government to quickly secure trade deal with EU.

Report from the Resolution Foundation shows 46% of businesses expect no changes to immigration after Brexit.

From working as a waiter to becoming a heavyweight of currency trading, Lewis has built a fortune.

Spending slid 0.8% from a year earlier in May following a 0.3% increase in April.

Media reports claim aircraft maker could move production should 'hard Brexit' result in trade tariffs.

S&P, Fitch, and Moody's are monitoring developments in the UK economy after the destabilising election.

Production in the manufacturing, industrial and construction sector falls short of forecasts in April.

Economists fear political uncertainty following the general election will weaken growth.

CBI, BCC, IoD and FSB among business lobby groups calling for politicians to get their act together for the sake of the UK economy.

Conservative Party falls short of securing overall majority, so will May step aside?

Bookmakers retain Conservatives as firm favourites to win the General Election.

The government said Neomar Lander, 17, died when a homemade mortar exploded in his hands. Opposition leaders said he was killed by a tear gas canister.

National Grid said solar, wind and nuclear energy generated more power than gas and coal

The credit rating agency has downgraded Qatar's sovereign rating to 'AA-' from 'AA'.

The latest polls give the Conservatives a 7-point lead over Labour.

Some 17% more chartered surveyors report higher house prices in May, down from 22% in April.

Rising stockpiles of US crude oil add to the downside drag of the Qatar diplomatic row.

Think tank OECD forecasts global economic growth to be at its highest since 2011 despite challenges.

Volume of bets on political events has grown by 10% year-on-year over the last two years.

The country, which counts China as its largest trading partner, has racked up 103 quarters of growth.

Halifax House Price Index shows second consecutive quarterly drop in house prices.

Brent, WTI slide further as Doha calls for dialogue with irate neighbouring countries.

The latest EY report projectes Scotland's non-oil GDP will grow by 0.9% during 2017.

Foreign companies completed 127 M&A deals in Britain in the first three months of the year.

London rents fall 3% year-on-year as capital leads decline in rental costs.

The gin craze and a freeze in duty in last year's Budget boosted tax receipts from spirits.

Like-for-like sales fall 0.4% from a year earlier in May.