Inflation still outpaces nearly all available deposit rates. Source: ONS, Bank of England At the end of September, the US bank, Goldman...

Two recent events have shone different lights on the government’s view of unmarried couples. Graph: Marriage Rates in England and Wales...

A 2.6% rise in the single tier state pension was announced in the 2018 Budget. The increase to the single tier state pension, and its...

The 2018 Budget – delivered on a Monday for the first time since 1962 – produced a number of surprises, not least some high-profile...

"Sellers were out in force on the market today after negative news on the economy.” It’s a common line in TV finance reports. But have...

The US stock market set a new record for the longest-ever bull market in August. S&P 500 Index Performance Wednesday 22 August 2018 saw...

The rates charged on student loans rose at the start of September. The revised terms for interest on, and repayment of, student loans...

A paper published in August by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) casts new light on life expectancies in the UK. Life expectancy...

2017/18 produced record inheritance tax (IHT) receipts according to HMRC data published in July. The latest release of the annual...

The Bank of England increased the base interest rate in August to 0.75% – the second increase in 12 months. Source: Bank of England...