BBC: Business

• Interest rates held at 5% but 'on the path down'

  Economists are betting on rates being held in September with a cut to come in November instead.

• When will interest rates go down again?

  Bank of England interest rates affect the mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions of people.

• One in five passengers forced to stand in morning peak

  Official figures show that while commuter numbers have been rising, seating has barely budged.

• Boeing strike: 'My $28-an-hour pay isn't enough to get by'

  BBC News speaks to Boeing workers on the picket line about why they feel they have no choice but to strike.

• US goes big with first interest rate cut in four years

  The Federal Reserve has cut its key lending rate by 0.5 percentage points - a larger cut than expected.