Economics / Markets

Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou has called an emergency cabinet meeting for this afternoon as speculation mounts the country's government is about to collapse.

The UK economy grew at 0.5% in the third quarter, beating market expectations, the Office for National Statistics has said.

Greece sent markets tumbling overnight after announcing plans to hold a referendum on the European debt deal designed to save the country.

As business confidence plummets to a 30-year low, Prime Minister David Cameron sticks to his austerity guns whilst leader of the opposition Ed Miliband calls on the government to withdraw ‘punishing' tax changes….here's our roundup of the top stories...

Veteran investor George Soros has attacked the lack of leadership at the top of the eurozone and warned the new rescue deal to solve the debt crisis will only last between "one day and three months".

Minutes of meetings at the Bank of England's during the financial crisis should remain secret, its most senior independent director has insisted, prompting a backlash from MPs.

The Chancellor George Osborne has pledged to stop cash from British taxpayers being used to fund the eurozone bailout.

The Dow Jones and S&P 500 surged yesterday as market sentiment was lifted by US growth almost doubling in Q3.

The City of London is "under constant attack" from European Union regulations, David Cameron has said. Read more on this and the other top headlines in our round-up of the nationals.

Jim Rogers has welcomed last night's eurozone deal, saying the size of the haircut for Greek bondholders was much higher than he had expected.