Yesterday, UK rates came down a quarter to 5%. ECB rates held steady as expected at 4% and all of us who continue to feel poorer can be grateful that we’re not paying a mortgage in Iceland.

U.S. markets gained after two days in the red on gains in the tech sector and a positive sales report from the nation’s largest retailer.

U.S. markets dropped on a disappointing initial round of first-quarter earnings.

The end of another tax year. How was it for you? It was a pretty lousy one for the financial industry. The worst ISA season ever, they say. But then the headlines haven’t done much to encourage putting our money anywhere other than under the mattress.

The U.S. markets reversed course in afternoon trading, heading higher as commodities producers rallied and tech stocks got a boost.

Megabank announces $19bn write-down, a rights issue to shore up its balance sheet and its chairman resigns. What does the stock market think? It marks the shares up 12%.