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Official figures show that UK inflation fell from 5.2% to 4.5% in October, as oil prices and transport costs fell.

The Bank of England slashes interest rates by one-and-a-half percentage points in a bid to stimulate the economy.

Oil prices have fallen from nearly $150 a barrel in July to about $60 a barrel in October. What is going on?

BBC business editor Robert Peston considers the governor of the Bank of England's speech to business leaders in Leeds.

BBC Economics editor Hugh Pym takes a closer look at what Bank of England governor Mervyn King reveals in his speech.

UK Sport says it wants Britain to finish in eighth place in the medals table at the Beijing Olympics.

This week Gordon Brown repeated ambitious targets for building new homes but can they be achieved?

House price inflation slowed in March suggesting that recent rate rises are having an effect, the Nationwide says.

The Bank of England warns in a report that while recent inflation has been low, this may be short-lived.

Most "with-profits" endowment policies sold by Norwich Union will probably fail to repay customers' mortgages, it says.

The Pension Protection Fund says it has rescued the pensions of 43,000 people since it started up in April last year.

Gordon Brown has accepted that the economy is slowing down - and redefines the economic cycle again.

House prices continue to rise across the UK, with not one region recording a fall, according to a survey by property website Hometrack.

The government should hit its 2004 child poverty target - but experts warn it could miss its ultimate goal.

Interest rates are kept at 3.5% after recent figures suggest renewed strength in the UK economy.

The Bank of England is widely expected to leave interest rates untouched later on Thursday.

The Bank of England's rate-setting body voted 6-3 in favour of keeping rates on hold at its meeting earlier this month.

The US courier giant says it needs to eliminate up to 14,000 jobs to stay healthy in a 'sluggish' economy.

The health club chain, which issued a profit warning last month, says it is examining options which could lead to an offer for the firm.

Worries over the UK housing market led the Bank of England's rate-setting committee to vote 7-2 in favour of keeping rates on hold.

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