Business confidence among UK firms has fallen to its lowest level since the depths of the recession, a survey suggests. The Business Trends optimism index from the accountants BDO fell to 91.6 last month, from 93.1 in August. BDO also called on the Bank of England to pump more...

The European Commission has announced a new proposal to make banks pay for their own bailouts in the future. Instead of a transactions tax, the EU has now put forward a Financial Activities Tax to support governments. A European Union tax on bank profits and remuneration could raise as...