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UK inflation spikes to two-year high as clothing and fuel cost more
Increase in the prices of fuel, clothing and computing equipment drove headline rate higher in November.
Investing in 2017: Expect the unexpected big 'P.I.C.T.U.R.E'
The next 12 months would be rocky but a 'bottom up' approach to stock selection will prove its worth yet again.
Bank of England reverses gloomy economic forecasts published prior to Brexit vote
UK central bank held interest rates at 0.25% in line with market expectations and raised growth forecast for 2017.
After Marmitegate: Mark Carney says food prices will continue to rise
BoE governor Mark Carney says the falling value of the pound will see prices rise on a range of goods and services.
Britain should scrap the 1p piece, says Bank of England governor
Mark Carney said the penny should go as its value is inconsequential due to inflation rises.
Protesters in Caracas rally as Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro faces blame for economic turmoil
The government is accused of leading the country down the road to economic ruin.
FX Focus: Pound hits new three-year low against the euro despite rising inflation
Inflation edges higher to 0.6% in July but remains long way short of Bank of England's 2% target.
Venezuela and Colombia agree to reopen border partially after a year
Venezuelan President Maduro had closed the border in August 2015 in order to control smuggling.
Are British savers and pensioners getting a raw deal?
Rising inflation, rock-bottom interest rates and Brexit worries mean savings may be worth less than you think.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro snaps back at Uruguay's Jose Mujica for calling him 'mad as a goat'
Mujica says that he has respect for Maduro, but he blamed the president for the current crisis in Venezuela.
Venezuela crisis: Emergency declared by President Nicolas Maduro
Emergency imposed citing threats from the US and the country's own right wing opposition.
Argentina: Thousands protest against job cuts
Central areas of Buenos Aires come to a standstill as protesters block roads.
Venezuelan petrol prices soar 6,000% to 42p a litre
South American country will still have the cheapest fuel prices in the world.
Market round-up: FTSE edges up as investors remain mixed on Saudi-Russian oil-freeze deal
The deal, which would increase oil prices, is contingent on Iran and Iraq joining in.
UK inflation hits one year high as petrol price slump weakens
Air fares fell more than they did in the 12 months to January 2015, weighing down core inflation.
What caused the Big Bang? Did Big Crunch or inflation kick-start the universe?
Study details how we can finally understand what caused the Big Bang Theory – rapid expansion, or contraction.
Davos 2016: The winners and losers from low oil prices
With gloom about sustainability of economic recovery low oil prices are a gift for Western economies.
UK retail sales suffer sharpest monthly decline in over a year in December
December sales fall most since 2014 but annual sales grow most in over a decade says ONS.
ECB keeps interest rates on hold as markets suffer rocky start to 2016
Draghi extended the QE programme in December but did not increase the amount spent on assets.
CPI: UK swings into positive inflation as food and transport prices drag less
Hotels and restaurant prices saw a more significant increase as well as tobacco and alcohol.
Where to watch live: ECB president Mario Draghi expected to increase QE programme
ECB stimulus, the Bank's Quantitative Easing programme, is thought to be inevitable.
UK inflation: Negative CPI for second month as food and transport prices weigh down rate
Negative inflation will likely cause the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee to postpone a rate hike.
BRC retail sales: September surge was just a blip from Rugby World Cup as October saw slowdown
Despite the early England exit, the UK hosting the RWC helped retail sales in September.
Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold and downgrades economic growth outlook
Members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted eight to one to leave rates on hold.
Living wage: Does return to incomes policies raise spectre of a Thatcher-era wage beat down?
Raising the minimum wage mirrors seventies policies where wage settlements were linked to the cost of living.
Eurozone inflation returns to 0% and makes the case for Mario Draghi QE programme increase
Low oil prices weighed down the inflation rate, with energy prices falling around 8.7%.
Argentina presidential election: Kirchner's choice Daniel Scioli from Peronists seen as front-runner
Buenos Aires mayor Mauricio Macri and Sergio Massa also in the race.
Spot gold hits three-and-a-half month high
Spot gold prices hit their peak to a three-and-a-half month high since late June on Wednesday.
UK house prices rise by 5.2% with costs increasing fastest in England says ONS
The Office for National Statistics has released statistics for August house price inflation.
UK inflation: Prices drop 0.1% as pressure mounts on Bank of England's Mark Carney
The ONS says Consumer Price Index inflation fell again in the year to September.