IBTimes business editor Lianna Brinded looks back on the week in business.

Current account surplus rises to €16.3bn, above analysts' estimates of €14.5bn

Japan's current account swings to surplus for the first time in four months as yen's weakness boosts economic outlook.

Things may finally be looking brighter for the High Street when it comes to consumer spending.

IBTimes business editor Lianna Brinded looks at the week in business.

Business reporter Ian Silvera rounds up National Apprenticeship Week 2014.

Two troubled high street names post encouraging results and consumer incomes squeeze easing.

The British arm of Spain's biggest bank added 1.1 million current account customers in the past year.

IBTimes UK travelled to New Brighton, in Merseyside, to a Department for Business Manufacturing Summit as part of the 2014 International Festival for Business yesterday.

All eyes are on Barclays this week after a US regulator slapped the British banking giant with a securities fraud lawsuit.

It seems the UK government is going to need a 'wage miracle' before the 2015 General Election next may.

Surplus narrows from September's record high.

The deficit was static while first-quarter GDP came in unrevised at 0.4%, according to ONS.

How are 16 to 24-year-olds fairing in the current economic climate?

In this edition of The Current Account, IBTimes UK looks at what's happening with UK house prices.

Pay, wages, remuneration – call it what you like, but the cost of living is back in the news.

Bank lending practices have come under close scrutiny again, after the Competition and Market Authority launched an inquiry into Britain's biggest high street lenders.

Business editor Lianna Brinded asks if property prices can keep on rising.

Current account surplus declined 63.7% on year to 161.5bn yen.

Business editor Lianna Brinded reviews the week in business.