There are really a very few options anyone can take against inflation: pursuing an incomes policy, tighter control of money aggregates, and doing nothing. Curiously, the last policy may turn out to be the most effective.

Raul Castro is making some tentative and politically dangerous steps on the road to consumerism.

Looking back, July 30 2008 might well be marked as a watershed date for Britain's energy consumers. What should we do to protect ourselves?

Behaviour expert and MSN agony aunt Dr Pam Spurr gives you the low-down on what your wallet says about you at a personal level.

Just because there is a recession looming people don't stop having a flutter on the horses or trying their luck on gaming machines.

The Bank of England has held interest rates firm at 5% for July in a bid to control still-high levels of inflation.

More people are taking out so-called payday loans that charge interest of up to 2,000%.

While small shareholders have been shying away from the stock markets during the 12-month-old credit crunch, the spread-betting industry is thriving.

Chancellor Alistair Darling refused to rule out a suspension of stamp duty during an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

We're a nation of financial ostriches, yet with dark clouds looming and state pension benefits unpredictable, it's more important than ever to stockpile a nest egg.

Graduation is a time when the reality of care-free student days hit home as the realisation dawns that the debts racked up over the past few years have to be repaid.

The state of the mortgage market continues to dominate the headlines but what on earth is really going on?