ECONOMY

Halifax report finds most wannabe buyers shut out by deposit costs as house prices rise.

EU Commission chief writes President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine gas summit.

Clifford Chance, commissioned by bank to probe claims by Vince Cable aide, finds no evidence

Russian president brushes off European talk about diversifying its energy supplies

US investment bank made $1.5bn in income during first quarter of 2014.

Car sales in Europe continue to grow, but there are concerns discounting is behind boom.

Decision to publish details of Pakistan's taxpayers comes in move to improve revenue base.

Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said the gross value in March was up 37% on year before.

Corporate lobbyists have pressed Western governments to avoid sanctions on sectors of the Russian economy.

Fed chair Janet Yellen says FOMC members' view of price stability and job market is promising.

Ministry spokesman Shen Danyang says economy is in good shape with stable domestic and external conditions.

Chartered surveyor e.surv says 44% more repossessions in north than south.

Online sales will fall drastically without the high street, a report has suggested.

Rebels snatch back oil hub three months after President Salva Kiir troops regained control

At £458,000, the average house price in London doesn't get you much. But it does elsewhere.

Iconic Naranj restaurant has opened a branch in Erbil, capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.

The country's total unemployment rate tumbled to 6.9%, but in some regions the rate increase.

New report calls for investigation into money transfer companies after discovery of excessive charges

Orkney and Shetland islands have banded together to seek greater local power over local issues

FHFA says hefty withdrawals from federal housing finance programme can endanger system if big borrower defaults.

Ukraine's political upheveal has sent oil prices rocketing.

States including Texas, Virginia and Nebraska are raising wages due to competition for workers.

China slowdown is an expected outcome of Beijing's reforms push.

Starbucks says London is the perfect place to grow its European business.

MNI Indicators' monthly poll of Chinese business executives show confidence slump

Households most optimistic about their finances in more than five years, says Markit.

Iran's government voted to discuss a ban on vasectomies and a tightening of birth control

The ONS says annual wages grew at a rate of 1.7% in the three months to February.

Japan's population has declined for a third year as births drop and deaths rise.