Economics / Markets

Alistair Darling will hold secret talks with the heads of top British and American banks in Davos tomorrow who fear the impact of proposed tough new sanctions against the sector.

George Soros has called for a radical break-up of banks which are "too big to fail".

The IMA has changed its Global Emerging Markets sector definition, which will now be based on FTSE or MSCI GEMs indices rather than World Bank definitions.

The FTSE fell in early trading, dragged down by negative market sentiment towards resources firms.

Cash ISA savers are receiving 40 times less interest compared to those in similar taxed accounts.

The global economy is recovering faster than expected, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The pound has lost ground against other currencies following the release of GDP figures showing the UK economy grew just 0.1% in the last quarter.

The dangers posed to savers and investors by falling gilt values far outweigh the risk of rising inflation, according to Martin Bamford of Informed Choice.

Japan has kept interest rates on hold at 0.1% as the world's second largest economy tries to overcome deflation.

The UK may finally have exited the worst recession since World War Two, but do not be fooled, tough times loom, experts say.