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Public anger in Greece continues to mount at the latest public sector cuts and harsh austerity measures introduced by the government...

The CBI has called on the Chancellor to use his March Budget to score the growth and investment policy goals he put forward in his Autumn Statement and give the UK economy and jobs a real boost...

Savers who have used their full cash ISA allowance every year since their introduction in 1999 would be £3800 richer than if they had just put the same amount away in an easy access savings account, according to analysis by MoneySupermarket...

The European Council has adopted a regulation on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps which introduces common EU transparency requirements and harmonises the powers that regulators may use in exceptional situations where there is a serious threat to financial stability...

More First-Time Buyers came through estate agents' doors last month than at any point in the previous eight months, according to the National Association of Estate Agents...

A second bail out for Greece was this morning finally agreed by European finance ministers following all-night talks in Brussels...

Advisers are feeling more confident about the UK economy but unemployment and Government spending cuts are of growing concern, according to Skandia's latest Adviser Confidence Barometer...

Gross mortgage lending declined to an estimated £10.5billion in January. Lending fell by 14% from £12...

The Chartered Institute of Housing wants the Government to agree concessions on its proposed "bedroom tax" before the Welfare Reform Bill is returned to the House of Commons...

UK businesses will see international trade growth accelerate from 2014 as the global economy ends a period of growth contraction, according to HSBC...

Meta description: Buying student property to rent out may not be as easy as it first sounds. Building a portfolio of student properties has become one of the most popular investments in the UK in recent years, as a steady rise in the number of young people heading to university has assured the market remains buoyant...

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) last week published its final advice to the European Commission on a new regulatory framework for occupational pensions...

Stock markets across Europe this morning moved into positive territory amid hopes of a successful Greek bail out...

Drilling successes saw 2011 end on a positive note for junior oil and gas companies, but ever tightening credit markets mean they remain vulnerable to takeover by their larger peers, according to the latest Ernst & Young Oil and Gas Eye...

Here, Tom Higgins, global macroeconomic strategist at Standish, considers the latest Greek bailout attempt...

A staggering number of parents (94%) are worried about their children's financial future according to a study by J...

Rochford in Essex and South Lakeland are the only two local authority districts in the UK where house prices are currently higher than they were in 2007, according to the latest research from Halifax...

Consumers are suffering at the hands of the rising cost of essentials and weak income growth, leaving discretionary spending power squeezed further despite the latest falls in inflation, according to this month’s Lloyds TSB Spending Power Report...

Nearly half of Britons (47%) have stopped or reduced the amount they save in the last year, research by MoneySupermarket has revealed...

A combination of cooling measures in Asia and the threat of a double-dip global recession has led to a slowdown in many housing markets in "new world" economies, according to international real estate adviser, Savills...