Some graduates in England could end up paying back double their original student loans under the new fees regime, figures calculated for the BBC suggest.

Despite the ongoing crisis in Japan the yen briefly passes its previous US dollar high of April 1995.

The Bank of Japan pumps an extra $63bn into the country's financial markets as the yen hits a record-high against the US dollar.

India's central bank raises interest rates to 6.75% as it continues to fight against rising consumer prices.

Mukesh Ambani, managing director of Reliance Industries, is appointed as a director on the board of Bank of America.

The chief executive of Legal & General predicts good growth in the UK for sales of insurance and savings.

UK car production rose 15.1% in February from a year ago, as the industry continued its export-led growth.

Lufthansa reports a bigger-than-expected profit for 2010, thanks to cost-cutting and a pick-up in long-haul traffic.