A reduction in duty on beer could create up to 30,000 jobs, trade body the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) claims in a submission to the coalition government's review of alcohol taxation.

Owners of family houses had most to smile about from the recent rise in property prices as their value rose faster than all others, according to mortgage lender Halifax.

Swiss bank Credit Suisse has announced a surprise bonus for about 400 of its London staff as it seeks to prevent them defecting to rivals.

Orders for Britain's manufacturers fell to their lowest level for 14 months in August as the sector's strong growth in the first half of 2010 stalled.

Demand for mortgages and other forms of credit remains subdued despite a small increase in the number of loans advanced in July.

Consumer confidence rose unexpectedly in August despite continuing nervousness over economic prospects, according to new figures from the market research group GfK NOP.

Thousands of homeowners who bought their properties at the height of the property boom in 2007 face another four years of negative equity, according to a housing organisation.

House prices in England and Wales were up by 0.4% month-on-month between June and July, according to new figures.

Britain's economy grew more than initially thought in the second quarter, new figures showed today.

Shop prices are rising faster than at any time since 1992 according to the latest monthly survey from employers' organisation the CBI.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF), the underwriter for company pension schemes, has unveiled a 20-year plan to build its financial position to cope with the dwindling number of final salary schemes.

The coalition government's first Budget will hit the poor harder than the middle classes, a new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) says.

Demand for mortgages remains subdued despite a greater availability of properties and slowing house price growth, the British Bankers' Association (BBA) said today as it reported a fall in the number of mortgages approved in July.

Householders and businesses remain pessimistic about economic prospects, two new surveys show.

Some wet weather last month was behind the quickest rise in online sales for three years, according to a new survey.

Car production in the UK turned sharply downward in July following eight months of increases, as the end of government schemes to subsidise purchases began to take effect.

Mortgage lending is likely to remain slow for the rest of the year, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) predicts.