So the bank is out of the bag. Vince Cable announced the establishment of a state bank to get credit flowing to businesses. But as the last five years have taught us, there are all sorts of banks: good banks, bad banks, casino banks and zombie banks.

A pay scheme that could defer bonuses for Barclays bosses until they retire is being considered by the under-pressure bank, it was reported on Sunday....

No more excuses; this is a broken record. Credit crisis, moral hazard, payment protection insurance, taxpayer bailouts, mis-selling, bumper bonuses, rogue trading, "Muppets", collusion, lending.....the scandals hitting the banking industry roll on and on.

When making a cross-border transaction, the crucial question you have to ask -- whether you are the owner of a business or a consumer -- is what is the exchange rate.

The UK's recovery from recession will be hampered by people taking time off work during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations, the Bank of England ...

Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to announce plans to fully repay £163 billion of emergency loans on Friday, claims BBC business editor Robert Pest...

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- A new-style £50 note with enhanced security features is to come into circulation in November, the Bank of England said. It wi...