Unemployment

The cuts come as higher interest rates lower demand for new loans and refinancing.

Shadow chancellor adds that Labour would reintroduce 10p starting rate of tax.

Steve Varley says firm seeing 'huge reduction' in businesses looking to cut costs.

Business activity also expanded in France and Germany, Eurozone's largest economies.

Daniel Stewart's chief economist says investors are buying into the long-term optimism

Government rules that companies will only allowed to open up jobs for foreign candidates after two weeks

As mass unrest sweeps country following Golden Dawn violence, experts warn further austerity could push country over brink.

Jenny Taylor says the organisation is currently giving out up to 1,000 food bags per month.

Consultancy and outsourcing giant Accenture uses its Skills to Succeed programme to encourage young entrepreneurs.

Youth Business International works with young people across the globe to foster entrepreneurship.

Richard Exell says people are living through the longest real wage squeeze in over a century.

JRF report reveals 30% of families in Wales who work part-time live in poverty

A number of unnamed official White House sources say Obama will nominate Yellen

Gunnlaugsson says Iceland has come 'a long way' since the financial crisis and the economic future is bright

Surprise decision to hold to $85bn-a-month bond-buying stimulus fuels stock market rallies in US and Asia.

Federal Reserve to start paring back $85bn a month bond-buying stimulus.

British Medical Journal researchers call for urgent action to be taken to "prevent the economic crisis leading to further increases in suicides".

Consumer prices increased 2.7% year-on-year in August, compared with 2.8% in July, according to ONS.

Study says female workplace participation is low because of early motherhood, lack of engagement at school and family traditions of female unemployment.

Market players to track Fed's FOMC meeting on scaling back bond buying programme.

Europe's fourth largest economy continues to struggle despite eurozone exiting recession.

The new total number of people helped into by the Work Programme is 384,000

OECD urges Dublin to 'think strategically' to get the young back into work.

Markets await Fed monetary stimulus decision on tapering QE, due 18 September.

Treasury Select Committee does not fall completely for grinning governor Carney's noted charm.

The number of estate agents has increased as house prices rise amid mortgage market stimulus.

Western powers want the Syrian government to hand over its chemical weapons.

The US Federal Reserve's FOMC meets on 17 September.

In UK, austerity will push 800,000 children and 1.9 million adults into poverty by 2020.

Policy Exchange suggests making some childless, single claimants travel to different areas for dole.