ECONOMY

Major defence company EADS appoints accountant to lead a parallel investigation to the Serious Fraud Office probe into bribery allegations over a £2bn deal with Saudi Arabia.

British households slowly build confidence as employment data, falling inflation and UK economy show signs of improvement.

Numerous probes into money laundering and rate fixing scandals highlight need for fewer watchdogs.

Estate agent Rightmove said London 2012 distracted would-be buyers, but new sellers continued to find their way into the market

Deutsche Bank and three other European banks being investigated for business deals involving Iran and other sanctioned nations.

The report criticises Barclays for its poor state of culture both on the trading floor and the board.

Falling house prices, rising rents, expensive mortgages - all put up hurdles to pulling Britain out of double-dip recession.

Bank of America, Societe Generale, Credit Suisse, Credit Agricole, Royal Bank of Canada, Rabobank Groep and Lloyds Banking Group hit by Florida attorney general Pam Bondi.

The UK's property market is putting up an unwelcome barrier to economic recovery as the country muddles its way through the most serious double-dip recession for fifty years.

As Office for National Statistics changes mind about data from different sectors of recession-hit UK economy, upward revision of second quarter GDP looks inevitable

Britain valued at £110,000 per person as property values top £4 trillion for first time.

Positive retail sales volume data in spite of UK recession surprises hard-hit retailers

Deutsche Bank, Barclays, JPMorgan Chase, RBS, HSBC, UBS and Citigroup named in papers.

Standard Chartered is trying to settle with other US regulators as on as possible, after it agreed to pay the NY state regulator $340m in civil penalties.

Hard-nosed hedge fund boss tests son's market ability and money managing skills with huge stake gift.

Office for National Statistics data reveals highest employment rate for four years despite UK recession

Some of Asia’s most important growth economies have the highest financial risk from the threat of natural hazards, says risk analysis firm Maplecroft, just one week after the flooding of Manila, Philippines.

Some of Asia's most important growth economies have the highest financial risk from the threat of natural hazards – that's according to risk analysis firm Maplecroft's latest report - Natural Hazards Risk Atlas.

FirstGroup plans fare reduction, new trains, as Branson's 15-year run in UK rail business comes to an end

UK-listed Standard Chartered reaches a $340m settlement with New York State regulator over a quarter of a trillion US dollars of transactions linked to Iran.

Bank receives hefty fine - but retains licence for its New York operations.

RICS's House Price Balance shows sharpening downturn for property market as transactions wane

The tiny bump in the cost of living seems tame to policy makers, but in Britain, rising prices are an undeniable fact of life.

Unions and passenger groups step up protest against rises that in some cases could reach almost four times the rate of inflation.

First quarter revision prevents recession, but German Economic sentiment data indicates a tough second half for region's economy.

Soaring air fare and eased clothing discounting pushed UK CPI inflation up in July

UBS' head of swap trading quits bank after probe into rigging of Libor during his time at Barclays.

Standard Chartered's consultancy Deloitte, named in New York Department of Financial Services filings against bank for hiding transactions linked to Iran, slams claims.

Europe's largest economies stall as debt crisis threatens to push region into formal recession.