Economics / Markets

Sector report: Searching for signs of encouragement in Japan

Where did the smart money go in September?

The UK would have "zero" influence if it voted to leave the EU, the outgoing president of the European Commission has said.

Interest rates should remain low to avoid long-term economic stagnation, the chief economist at the Bank of England has said.

The UK economy will grow by 2.4% in 2015, well below the 3.1% growth expected this year, forecasting group EY Item Club has said.

The FTSE has opened 1% higher as it begins to recover from its worst one-day fall in 16 months on 15 October.

The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has warned of a potentially 'violent' market crash as financial markets are dangerously stretched.

UK CPI inflation has fallen to its lowest level in five years, undershooting estimates as the impact of falling petrol prices dragged the headline level down near to 1%.

The FTSE 100 was in the red once again today following losses around the globe overnight, with Hargreaves Lansdown and luxury goods retailers Burberry and Mulberry both taking a tumble on slowdown fears.

Shares on Wall Street have recorded the worst three-day streak since 2011 after another sharp move lower overnight, with investors continuing to fret over the end of the US Federal Reserve's bond buying programme.