Financial experts with Greece's economic fate in their hands are back in Athens to decide whether the country qualifies for another slice of bailout money to avert bankruptcy... more
France humiliated as ratings agency Moody's cuts the credit score of two of the nation's biggest banks on fears over the devastating impact of a Greek default... more
Soco International has long been a favourite of the market gossips, but the mid-tier oil explorer slipped 1.9p to 343.2p as hopes of an imminent approach were dashed... more
The Bank of England today again kept interest rates on hold at record lows as Japan joined Switzerland in slashing its cost of borrowing to weaken the yen's safe-haven status... more
EU leaders are to brush aside fears of another eurozone meltdown and approve a package of economic monitoring and surveillance measures designed to shore up the single currency... more
Tory Eurosceptics and Liberal Democrats urges David Cameron to 'stand firm' against other European Union leaders seeking to force through new budget rules... more
The euro tumbles sharply again, as investors react to news that Spain has been forced to stage a Northern Rock-style bailout of a regional bank... more
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is mounting a defence of the City of London against plans for legally-binding EU financial supervision in the wake of the economic crisis... more
European leaders attacked Russia and Ukraine after they shut off gas supplies to Europe, leaving 12 countries without fuel in freezing conditions... more
Timing would appear not to be the Prime Minister's strong suit. It would be typically British to apply to join the club just when the others are thinking of leaving... more
Few people in Britain have taken too seriously the claims by US Nobel economics laureate Paul Krugman and other luminaries that Gordon Brown's recapitalisation of the banks means he is a global superhero... more
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