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Howard Archer The chances of an interest rate rise this year have receded after official data published today by the Bank of England showed that Consumer Price Inflation extended its downward trend in April to be at a 13-month low of 2.4 per cent - its lowest level since March 2017.

A campaign which aims to give parents the confidence to help their children manage their money online has revealed that online and mobile banking among Halifax customers aged 11 to 18 has increased by 40 per cent in just two years.

More and more people are being caught out by ‘phantom goods’ scams, which cost them an average of £1,100, Citizens Advice Scotland has said.

Malcolm Hurlston CBE There were more small claims decrees for debt against Scottish consumers in Q1 2017 than in any other first quarter on record, according to figures released today by Registry Trust.

The management fee earned by Baillie Gifford for running the Shin Nippon Investment Trust rose by half a million pounds in the last year, it has been reported.

Bruce Stevenson CEO Edward Bruce and commercial director Andrew Adam (Picture: Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers) The largest independent insurance broker in Edinburgh and the second largest in Scotland, Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers, has reported strong financial results with a 14 per cent incr

Liz Cameron The biggest rise in clothing prices in six years has driven the UK's inflation rate up to 1.2 per cent in November, up from 0.9 per cent in October.

The average selling price of three bedroom houses in Currie, Balerno and Juniper Green has continued to rise, demonstrating that the area is becoming one of the most popular in the capital, according to ESPC. The latest analysis from the east central Scotland property experts has revealed that aver

Liz Cameron Scottish Chambers of Commerce has told businesses north of the border to brace themselves for further rises in UK inflation as a result of the Brexit vote.

With demand currently outstripping supply in Scotland’s business parks, the market is witnessing an increase in rental growth as take-up falls to 20 per cent below the five year six-monthly average, according to Bilfinger GVA’s latest bi-annual Business Parks Report. Peter Fraser, associate dire

Sarah Speirs Demand for Scottish residential properties grew marginally last month as the number of properties coming on to the market continued to fall, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

Amanda McMillan The number of people travelling from Glasgow and Edinburgh airports showed a large increase in March while Aberdeen has suffered a second consecutive month of falling passenger numbers, according to latest data.

Barclays shares fell more than 3% in early trading on Tuesday despite the banking group posting a solid set of first-quarter results, as a record-breaking performance from its investment bank was partly overshadowed by a £228 million hit from the collapse of mortgage lender Market Financial So

Company insolvencies in Scotland climbed 11% year-on-year in March 2026, with 131 cases registered compared to the same month in 2025. The total comprised 57 compulsory liquidations, 53 creditors' voluntary liquidations (CVLs), 18 administrations and three receivership appointments. No company volun

Scotland's most northerly spaceport has recorded a pre-tax loss of £5.4 million for 2024, according to newly filed accounts. The SaxaVord facility on the Shetland island of Unst, part of the business empire of Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen – Scotland's richest man and its bigge