ECONOMY

A positive short-term outlook has been projected for China, Japan, and India.

Total retail sales jump 6.3% from a year earlier, the biggest increase recorded in six years.

Soundbites in favour of extending oil production cuts having little impact in the face of rising US output.

Ongoing shortage of supply likely to underpin the housing market for the foreseeable future, says Halifax.

The Visa Consumer Spending Index compiled by IHS Markit revealed that growth in household spending rose by 0.5%.

There are more billionaires in London than any other city on Earth.

An elitist poster boy and right-wing bully pulpit screamer have no solutions for France's economic malaise.

Mugabe told a WEF panel Zimbabwe is most highly-developed African country after South Africa.

New work and employment rise at fastest pace in 2017, driving Markit Services PMI past expectations.

Paper £5 notes will cease to be legal tender at midnight on Friday.

Despite progress, we're only just beginning to see how influential technology will be in recruitment arena.

Brexit bill is about settling accounts, not scores – despite quarrel between "bloody difficult woman" and eurocratic oaf.

Former city trader and TipTV founder Nick Batsford discusses recent financials posted by major banks with market analyst Matt Brown.

'The financial settlement is only about settling the accounts,' Michel Barnier said.

Weak pound and higher energy costs drive price pressures up in the industry, says Markit.

Rate of growth in sales at UK supermarkets hits 3.7% in April, the highest level since September 2013.

At such a critical point in EU-UK relations, politicians on both sides should stop playing to the crowd.

In the first 100 days of his White House residency, Trump has managed to fail at more things than most presidents do in a full term.

Shop prices fall 0.5% in April following a 0.8% decline in March.

Research suggests 4.3m fewer international tourists with implications for hotspots like New York and LA.

UK economy off to a positive start of Q2 as manufacturing sector PMI comfortably beats expectations.

Amount lent by parents and friends makes 'bank of mum and dad' Britain's ninth-biggest mortgage provider.

Manufacturing PMI falls to 50.3 in April from 51.2 in March.

The prize money increase is due to the fall in the value of the pound because of Brexit.

Abe says overnight changes to regulation could hurt business.

Athens needs €7bn by July to fulfil debt obligations.

Bumper results from Barclays and a turn for the better for RBS did not lift the FTSE 100 to positive territory.

However, borrowing by non-financial companies saw an increase.

Nationwide figures show house prices fall for second consecutive month for the first time in five years.