Markets & Economy

  • 18 June 2013

    Global stock markets were given a boost yesterday as attention turned to a key meeting of United States policymakers later this week.

  • 17 June 2013

    CITIES and their commuter belts are the real economic engines of our time, driving innovation and enterprise, connecting businesses with the skilled people they need to grow and prosper, adapting to meet challenges and exploit sector opportunities, and helping to bring prosperity to its citizens.

  • 17 June 2013

    UNCERTAINTY caused by the debate on Scotland's constitutional future is leading major domestic funds and foreign investors to avoid investing in commercial property, an industry figure has claimed.

  • 17 June 2013

    There are further signs of a pick-up in the Scottish labour market, with demand for permanent staff rising last month at its fastest pace since January.

  • 14 June 2013

    STERLING has hit a four-month high against a faltering dollar, with firmer UK economic indicators reining in foreign exchange players' expectations of further easing of monetary policy by the Bank of England.

  • 14 June 2013

    British shares edged higher yesterday, recovering from steep losses earlier this week after holding at a key technical level and seeing a recovery in the downtrodden mining sector.

  • 13 June 2013

    THE forecast for growth in Scotland next year has been cut again amid evidence published by the influential Fraser of Allander Institute of an "anaemic" recovery.