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After a short recovery, US stock markets dipped by close of trade yesterday. High on the UK agenda is the Bank of England's announcement on interest rates - expected to be held at 0.50%.

The Bank of England turned notably more hawkish in its rhetoric, indicating rates would rise faster than previously expected - so why has it changed its tune?

The Bank of England kept the Bank rate at 0.5 per cent today but said that rates were likely to rise faster than previously expected due to a strong economy and inflation.

Landlords who rent out homes built in the Victorian era and the early part of the twentieth century and have failed to make them more energy efficient can be fined £5,000 from April.

DFS warned of a challenging market ahead for living room furniture sales but maintained its profit expectations for the year, adding the second half could prove stronger than the first.

In a bid to make 'significant' cost savings, a quarter of store manager's jobs are at risk as the chain seeks to get rid of its 'complex' jobs structure.

Dealers across England and Wales will be hit with a £158.5 million increase in showroom costs over the next five years - at the same time as a shift to online sales threatens them.

Molly Gunn is the brains behind Selfish Mother, the popular parenting website. Its retail spin off The FMLY Store has raised almost £1m for charity.

The advice when markets fall is to hold your nerve, but what if instead of holding on and waiting patiently for things to rise again, you could get out before the worst of the crash?

The group's revenue rose 7 per cent in the three months to December 31 with Boss Peter Fankhauser saying the group 'got off to a good start' despite a competitive and unpredictable market.

TalkTalk said it plans to raise £200million through a share placement, in a move designed to help boost its balance sheet.

Halifax has brought back its £125 cash sweetener for on its Reward and Ultimate Reward current accounts in a bid to get more customers through the door.

Alice Schweigert was five weeks into her first term at the University of Hertfordshire when the boyfriend of one of her friends, who was in his third year at the university, made her a lucrative offer.

Toys R Us was put up for sale by its US parent last month. The US company has been dealing with its own problems across the Pond and is about to close around 180 stores.

A worldwide debt binge could trigger the next financial crisis and tip Britain back into recession, former Bank of England governor Lord King has warned.

Recently, a friend made a payment to me via AI chatbot Cleo. It didn't make it clear why it needed so much information from me - nor that it was trying to sign me up as a customer.

I don’t have much in the way of workplace or personal pension provision but do have £20,000 in savings and wondered if it would be possible to buy some kind of guaranteed income with it?

Millions of families face punishing council tax rises of £100 or more in April, it has been revealed. While households will also have to pay more for services such as parking permits and burials, councils say.

RICS said that two-thirds (67 per cent) of estate agents said that the sale prices on properties marketed at £1million-plus were coming in below what the vendor had asked.

The rally followed days of heavy selling as stock markets around the world went into a tailspin amid fears over rising inflation and interest rates.