Time to wrap up for the night -- check out our summary at 5.15pm for Mark Carney's criticism of Labour's bid to cap bank bonuses and bring more competition to the financial sector (and other key points from this afternoon's session). Full coverage starts at 2.21pm

With Labour pledging to refer the Banks to the competition commission, battle lines are being drawn.

Other key events today were the World Bank's decision to upgrade global growth forecasts:

It also warned that emerging markets could suffer painful capital outflows if central banks botch the unwinding of their stimulus plans.

But there was still optimism in the financial markets, with the FTSE 100 closing at its highest level since May.

And Greece's PM claimed that his country has turned the corner, in a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg:

Back tomorrow..... cheers, and goodnight. GW