Banks expect to cut business lending at fastest rate since 2008 crash

Bank of England survey shows plan is response to rising defaults and a fall in demand

UK firms face lending squeeze; IMF chief warns against no-deal Brexit – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest business and economic news, as sterling is volatile after EU and UK agree new Brexit deal

With corporations loading up on debt, any recession would have dire consequences

Loss in office rental company, which is expected to lay off 2,000 workers imminently, contributes to 26% drop in profits from a year ago

Last-minute lobbying forces delay to ambitious move by European Investment Bank

There is not much the ACCC can do about the banks not passing on the full cash rate cut

Having squandered the last financial crisis, we cannot make the same mistakes again. A Green New Deal is the only reasonable response

Regulator’s new weapons include power to ban products, which it has used four times in the past three months

People who were mis-sold loans expected to get 10% of compensation they are owed

Shortcomings in failed £32bn approach were evident from the outset

‘Shocking’ decision shows how easily people could lose access to cash, says Which?

In her first speech, Kristalina Georgieva says looming crisis requires coordinated response

I’ve phoned the bank three times, but I haven’t been able to geet in since a security update

Charge increases pressure on Westpac to reveal whether its compensation costs have risen

Bank forced to shed jobs due to low interest rates, Brexit and global tariff wars