The five best ISA funds that have thrashed the market

THE FTSE 100 hit another record high last week in a major boost for savers with stock market exposure.

Big Six energy companies face price caps after free market fails Brits

BRITAIN'S Big Six energy companies face the prospect of price caps being imposed on them and it is fair to say that this is a situation that they have brought on themselves.

City News: Intrepid Travel, Amazon and Next

Adventure holidays group Intrepid Travel says bookings for US trips from its British and Australian customers have dropped 30 per cent since Donald Trump became President in January.

Five-minute guide to…The resurgence of first-time buyers

REPORTS of the death of the first-time buyer appear to have been greatly exaggerated, as they sprang back into life last month to account for more than a third of all house purchases.

Highest inf lation since 2013 will have an impact on consumer spending

CONSUMERS face a spending squeeze, as inflation is this week set to hit its highest level since November 2013 and continue soaring to 3 per cent, economists warn.

Executive pay role has become toxic as companies struggle to fill position

UP TO a third of FTSE 100 companies are understood to be struggling to find new pay chiefs as non-executive directors believe that the role is toxic, City sources say.

Pound to SOAR against euro and US dollar as GBP makes gains after UK inflation data

THE pound has rallied against the euro and US dollar this week, and the currency could extend gains next week. 

BA owner to launch new budget airline with flights to US

THE owner of British Airways is set to escalate a transatlantic air fares war by launching a long-haul budget airline.

REVEALED: The trick to pay LESS for your mortgage each month

QUIRKS in the mortgage market mean home borrowers could actually pay less for repayments by opting for deals that requires smaller deposits, analysis has revealed.

MORTGAGE RATE WAR: New 0.99 per cent deal gives boost to home buyers as market shakes up

MORTGAGE borrowers are set to benefit from lower repayment costs after a spate of lenders dropped mortgage rates due to increased competition for customers.

Gold price forecast: Values could go higher amid cautious US Fed update

GOLD PRICES have jumped this week - and could go higher - after the dollar weakened amid lower expectations of rapidly rising US interest rates, sad experts.

Euro forecast: Europe's currency under pressure ahead of French elections

THE pound continued to march up against euro on Friday, as market attention turns to the looming French elections and the possibility of a Marine Le Pen victory.

City News: Argos, Serco, Eurostar and Balfour Beatty

A STRONG performance by its Argos electricals business charged up quarterly sales at Sainsbury’s despite a drop in supermarket takings.

Ofcom to investigate media plurality issues in Rupert Murdoch's Sky takeover

RUPERT Murdoch’s £11.7billion bid to take full control of Sky will be investigated by regulators amid concerns over broadcasting standards and whether it will give his companies too much control of Britain’s media.

GBP latest: Pound ends week HIGHER on UK interest rate bets

AFTER a jam-packed five days of political and economic news, the pound is approaching the weekend trading in a stronger position against the euro, US dollar and New Zealand dollar.

Independent Scotland could drop pound and start NEW currency, claims Salmond

SCOTLAND could abandon the pound and start its own new currency if it were to break from the rest of Britain, Alex Salmond has declared.

Tax year end 2017: Are ISAs or current accounts the best place to save £5,000?

SAVERS have until April 5 to use their 2016/17 ISA allowance to shelter up to £15,240 of cash from income tax, but with rates at dismal lows, money could generate better returns elsewhere.

FTSE 100 reaches RECORD high - index is now 17 per cent higher than before Brexit vote

BRITAIN'S top stock index hit a fresh record high on Thursday as the Queen signed off the Brexit bill and the UK moved closer to its formal exit from the European Union .

Dutch election: Defeat for Geert Wilders boosts euro exchange rates

WITH Geert Wilders failing to win significant support in the Dutch election, the euro was able to advance against the pound and US dollar on Thursday.

Australian dollar latest: AUD holds gains amid JUMP in unemployment

ALTHOUGH the Australian dollar strengthened against currencies like the US dollar in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, concerning Australian employment figures saw AUD exchange rates edge away from their best levels.