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Insulation: Households could save £300 in new insulation scheme

Government announces extra funding to help those in least-efficient homes (...)

Kwarteng: No U-turn on National Insurance tax rise

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng says a National Insurance rise to fund the (...)

Southeastern stripped of franchise over undeclared funding

Southeastern failed to declare more than £25m of taxpayer funding that should (...)

Budget 2021: £5bn fund to help High Street recover from Covid

Grants for 700,000 firms come as Rishi Sunak warns public finances face a (...)

Increase car taxes to help climate, advisers say

Car taxes should be raised to help fund the battle against climate change, (...)

Royal Bank of Canada quarterly profit slumps on higher loan loss provisions

Royal Bank of Canada reported a 54% drop in quarterly profit on Wednesday, (...)

UPDATE 2-IMF chief warns full global economic recovery unlikely in 2021

The global economy will take much longer to recover fully from the shock caused (...)

UPDATE 1-India to spend $13 billion on farm infrastructure fund

India will provide one trillion rupees ($13 billion) to set up an agriculture infrastructure (...)

U.S. SEC alleges accounting fraud at Florida direct lender TCA -filing

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday filed charges (...)

Funds suggest cutting stocks, expect U-shaped global economic recovery: Reuters poll

Global funds recommended an increase in bond holdings to the highest level (...)

Column: A fork in the coronavirus road - the financial cost of relapse

Financial markets are now pricing an optimistic view that the world economy (...)

Investors bet on testing, treatments for restart of U.S. economy

Investors are pinning their hopes for the reopening of the U.S. economy on (...)

Pricing the benefits of cheap oil in a world of economic lockdowns

The oil price collapse that took U.S. crude prices sub-zero for the first (...)

Fund managers looking at medical tests, Europe, for signs U.S. economy can reopen

Some investors are wary about buying into a recent stock market rally. Even (...)

Global funds still recommend bonds over stocks - Reuters poll

Global fund managers are convinced the world economy is already in recession, (...)

Oil-rich wealth funds seen shedding up to $225 billion in stocks

Sovereign wealth funds from oil-producing countries mainly in the Middle East (...)

Surveys show coronavirus pandemic savaging global economy

Evidence that the coronavirus pandemic is hammering the global economy mounted (...)

US bond fund outflows set weekly record - Lipper

U.S.-based taxable bond funds shed $55.9 billion in the week to Wednesday, (...)

UPDATE 1-EU to redirect funds to virus-hit parts of economy

* Germany announces huge state guarantee scheme (recasts with announced measures) (...)

Factbox: Britain starts new funding scheme to shield businesses from coronavirus

The Bank of England unexpectedly cut interest rates by half a percent on Wednesday (...)

Man Group full-year profits up as market gains offset net outflows

British hedge fund manager Man Group posted a 2019 adjusted pretax profit (...)

Jupiter full-year profits hit by outflows, cancels special dividend

British asset manager Jupiter Fund Management said full-year pretax profits (...)

Investors track ships, chase rumours to get edge on COVID-19 risks

As investors crunch numbers to determine how the coronavirus will hit China’s (...)

Majority of CEOs expect global economy to cool in PwC survey

More than half of chief executives in an annual survey by PwC expect a slowdown (...)

UPDATE 3-Far Point to buy tax-free shopping firm Global Blue at $2.6 bln valuation

Far Point Acquisition Corp, a blank-check company set up by hedge fund Third (...)

HK considers "competitive" tax measures for private equity funds -finance sec

Hong Kong finance secretary Paul Chan said on Monday the government was considering (...)

ECB rate rise in 2021? Markets starting to think about it

Money markets are starting to price higher interest rates for the euro zone (...)

Recession, robots and rockets: another roaring 20s for world markets?

Helicopter cash, climate crises, smart cities and the space economy -- investors (...)

General election 2019: How do government finances work?

Political parties are promising to spend lots of money, but how will they (...)

UK banks urge government to ease tax burden as Brexit beckons

Banking in Britain paid 40 billion pounds in taxes in the last financial year (...)

Factbox: Major Saudi Arabian non-oil deals since 2016

Saudi Arabia has tried to attract foreign capital into its non-oil sector (...)

Boeing says Airbus could still avoid tariffs by obeying WTO

Boeing Co on Wednesday urged Airbus to comply with World Trade Organization (...)

Italy govt has found money to avoid sales tax hike-PM

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Monday his government had freed (...)

Column: Hedge funds sell oil as global economy deteriorates

Hedge funds are becoming more pessimistic about the outlook for oil prices (...)

Would you accept a loss to keep your money safe?

Some pension fund investors are paying to hold government bonds due to fears (...)

Kuwait sovereign fund in portfolio shift on signs of global economic weakness -report

The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) began increasing its exposure to bonds (...)

UK jobs data shows strong economic fundamentals - Javid

Labour market data showing the fastest pay growth in 11 years and more people (...)

Burford Capital considers share buyback after Muddy Waters short attack

Burford Capital , a London-listed fund that finances lawsuits in return for (...)

Muddy Waters wipes £2 billion off Burford Capital shares in latest short attack

Short-seller Muddy Waters has sparked a 2 billion pound slump in shares of (...)

UK government should cut taxes to boost growth - senior Treasury minister

Britain should use the opportunity of leaving the European Union to cut taxes (...)

BoE says British banks ready for no-deal Brexit, trade war

British banks hold enough capital to cope with a no-deal Brexit and a global (...)

Investor frustrations build as RBS grapples with excess capital conundrum

Just over a decade after fending off insolvency, taxpayer-backed Royal Bank (...)

COLUMN-Hedge funds sell crude as economy fears trump OPEC cuts: Kemp

Hedge funds sold more Brent futures and options last week as concerns about (...)

Iceland index inclusion leaves fund managers cold

Iceland may soon reclaim a place on the investment stage through inclusion (...)

Column: Funds sell oil as economic fears trump supply threats

Hedge funds continued to liquidate some of their bullish position in oil last (...)

UPDATE 4-Metro Bank shores up finances, prepares for tough investor meeting

* Hedge funds scramble to unwind short bets against firm (Adds investor Royal (...)

Metro Bank raises £375m in new funds to bolster finances

The lender issues new shares to bolster its finances, in an attempt to ease (...)

Corbyn-proof? British water, power firms take nationalisation precautions

British water and power firms are trying to soothe nerves over nationalisation (...)

Not just Brexit - EU frets next crisis may come from money managers, clearing

While Brexit and trade disputes dominate financial headlines, European Union (...)

Graphic: Whatever it takes, Part 2? - Five questions for the ECB

Just a month after the European Central Bank halted plans to normalise policy (...)

World economy facing delicate moment, IMF says

The International Monetary Fund downgrades global growth for 2019, seeing (...)

Schroders profit falls on outflows, restructuring

Schroders posted a 15 percent fall in full-year pretax profit after restructuring (...)

European funds cut equity holdings, hoard cash as growth fears rise - Reuters poll

European fund managers cut equity exposure to a six-month low and upped cash (...)

Global funds raise cash holdings to 20-month high as caution mounts

Concerned about the health of the global economy, international investors (...)

Goldman Sachs announces a change in strategy

IT IS not easy to feel pity for Goldman Sachs. Its alumni lord it in pivotal (...)

The Fed prepares for its balance-sheet—and its board—to shrink

NINE years ago, in the autumn of 2008, the Federal Reserve was fighting a (...)

Exchange-rate shifts have helped the global economy

STICKLERS for value have plenty of reasons to frown at financial markets. (...)

Fund new start-ups from pension pots, IoD urges

Allow older entrepreneurs to take 10% of their pension tax-free to get a business (...)

How hard has Hurricane Harvey hit the local economy?

The US President and celebrities promise funds as analysts assess the scale (...)

Research points to a new explanation of “Dutch disease”

IN 1959 geologists discovered 2.8trn cubic metres of natural gas—the largest (...)

Why national accounts might be like corporate balance-sheets

THE easiest way to get an economist to laugh sardonically is to compare a (...)

CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-U.S. taxable bond funds attract $1.8 bln in week -Lipper

NEW YORK, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Investors added $1.8 billion to taxable bond funds (...)

Hot and cold: Euro zone grows but inflation slows

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Data in the coming week should confirm the euro zone (...)

SPECIAL REPORT-Herded into default, then hounded to repay student loans

PHILADELPHIA, July 25 (Reuters) - Lakisha Johnson figured all she needed was (...)

Rathbone Brothers first-half pretax profit up 16.7 percent

LONDON (Reuters) - British wealth manager Rathbone Brothers plc posted a (...)

SE Asia Stocks-Most up on cautious Fed; Philippines gives up gains

By Chris Thomas July 13 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stock markets (...)

Pakistan’s old economic vulnerabilities persist

THE IMF, claims Pakistan’s government, is surplus to requirements. Ministers (...)

China needs to strike balance between deleveraging and support for some sectors - IMF

DALIAN, China, June 29 (Reuters) - China needs to strike a balance between (...)

Britain to crack down on militant, criminal financing

LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - Britain will bring in new rules on Monday to crack (...)

IMF to visit Mozambique to discuss debt audit concerns

MAPUTO, June 24 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will visit Mozambique (...)

Why government-bond yields have been falling again

EVERY year it seems that analysts and investors play a ritual game. They begin (...)

Sulk but no tantrum likely as central banks sidle towards exit

LONDON (Reuters) - History suggests that financial markets react violently (...)

Foot Locker shares plunge after weak sales

Sales decline as teens kick their mania for classic Adidas and tax refunds (...)

Old McDonnell has a plan. He eyes IOUs

WITH the Labour Party 17 percentage points behind in the opinion polls, it (...)

Labour manifesto: Extra £48.6bn in tax revenue to fund pledges

Jeremy Corbyn pledges more free childcare, billions for the NHS and to scrap (...)

Large hedge funds moved out of financial stocks in first quarter

NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Several big-name hedge fund investors trimmed (...)

Africa’s informal economy is receding faster than Latin America’s

COMMON to all men, according to Adam Smith, is “the propensity to truck, (...)

Delay seen, again, on Trump growth agenda after Comey sacking

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Not even a week after the Trump administration and Congress (...)

Macron to take time reforming economy in divided France

BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - After a decade of slow growth, rising unemployment (...)

Bill Ackman: Donald Trump will be good for US economy

Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman says he would go into business with Donald (...)

The IMF nudges up its forecast for global growth

APRIL is the cruellest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, and, in (...)

America has a retirement problem, not a saving problem

HOUSE Resolution 67, which Donald Trump signed last week, rolls back a rule (...)

How Chávez and Maduro have impoverished Venezuela

IT IS hard to convey the severity of Venezuela’s unfolding crisis. Its extent (...)