GfK/KPMG consumer confidence index rises 6 points to 7 in June.

Clothing sales experienced a cold shower, but furniture sales performed best in May

Pay growth in the public sector was only 0.2% in May compared with May last year.

Cameron faces tough task of holding Conservative party together after the controversial Queen's Speech.

British workers have enjoyed a pay increase but a skills shortage.

First time buyers elsewhere in the UK require an annual average wage of £40,553.

If companies want to be successful, they must understand the role played by faith.

As well as huge buying huge there's a number of likely mid-cap takeover targets out there.

The western Indian state of Maharashtra, home to India's financial capital Mumbai, will need five million new homes by 2022.

Gujarat International Finance Tec-City coming up in PM Narendra Modi's home state.

UK retail sales increased by 3.2% in March 2014 and food was up 1.8%.

Rival US investment firms Fortress, Pimco and Bayview Asset Management have also entered the fray.

However, they have also paid 60% of their profits in fines

Transport secretary Robert Goodwill says UK to lead motoring industry into a new autonomous era as revolutionary as Henry Ford's Model T.

Research by KPMG claims the connected and autonomous vehicle industries will create over 300,000 UK jobs.

Flush with cash, and facing a competitive home market, Chinese firms are expected to continue hunting in Italy.

Cash-strapped Greece expected to provide details about its tobacco reform proposals soon to obtain future bailout funds.

World Book Day, on 5 March, is a Unesco-designated celebration of reading, books and authors.

Jaitley's budget has increased road and rail investments by $11.4bn and proposes a new law on black money.

Growth in the fiscal year ending 31 March is expected to hover at 7.4%.

Data from KPMG showed that permanent staff placement continued to rise in the UK.

Balfour Beatty has issued its sixth profit warning in two years.

Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke unveiled the $100m Football Legacy Project for Brazil on Tuesday 20 January 20.

Cryptocurrency markets remain stable after heavy losses, as KPMG highlights both threats and opportunities of bitcoin.

Alpari UK became insolvent one day after the SNB's move to remove the Euro cap.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation says 8.1 million people live below the Minimum Income Standard (MIS).

The e-commerce platform hits 50,000 service providers and $350m project value to date.

December saw the worst sales performance since the financial crash in 2008, according to the BRC.

The orders have to be approved by the parliament within six weeks of the opening of the next session.

In 2014 the major players of global adland might be characterised as dogs that didn't bark.