Economics / Markets

The euro has fallen against the dollar amid sovereign debt concerns and fears Greek contagion could spread to Italy.

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JP Morgan Chase is to pay $228m (£143m) to settle claims it rigged transactions of municipal bonds.

The FTSE has had a bright start to trading with a host of financials enjoying early gains.

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The European Central Bank has hiked its benchmark interest rate to 1.5% as expected.

The downgrading of Portugal's debt to 'junk' status by Moody's earlier this week has led to renewed criticism, this time from the European Commission (EC), of the role and behaviour of credit ratings agencies.

The FTSE 100 fell in mid-morning trading on Wednesday as European markets absorbed Moody's downgrade of Portuguese debt to 'junk' status.

The cost of looking after the country's ageing population will become unsustainable unless younger generations work longer and pay higher taxes, analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has found.

Japan's leading share index extended its winning streak to six days overnight, it's longest spell of consecutive positive returns since March's earthquake and tsunami.