Author: Nathan Bissitt

The risks to global financial stability in the immediate future have declined, according to a new assessment from the International Monetary Fund. But at the same time, vulnerabilities over the longer term are building, the IMF warns.The very low interest rate

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Dunelm shares rose 6.3% on Wednesday after it said like-for-like sales jumped 9.3% in the 13 weeks to 30 September.That made the soft furnishings retailer the biggest riser on the FTSE 250, which closed down 21.5 points at 20,167.78.The FTSE 100 fell 4.46 points, or

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The UK and EU have formally set out plans for World Trade Organization commitments post-Brexit, but they have already been opposed by some countries.The issue is about how much of certain goods can be imported at reduced tariffs after Brexit. These quotas currently

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Japanese car, train and aircraft makers are investigating whether they have used any sub-standard materials in their products.The checks come after Kobe Steel admitted it falsified quality control data possibly for as long as a decade.Toyota, Nissan and Honda are

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The UK arm of eBay paid only £1.6m in corporation tax last year, even though its US parent had total revenues from its UK operations of $1.32bn (£1bn).Ebay’s UK accounts record only £200m in revenues, which came entirely from a Swiss parent firm, seemingly for

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The Warwickshire town of Royal Leamington Spa has been ranked the happiest place to live in Britain, in a survey which saw several spa towns make the list. Harrogate, Royal Tunbridge Wells and Epsom also featured in the top 10 “happy at home” index

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A price cap on energy bills proposed by the prime minister last week is unlikely to take effect before winter.Theresa May had vowed to revive a plan to cap charges for an extra 12 million consumers.However, Ofgem said it would have to wait for legislation to be in

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