Europe

In the latest Interactive Financial Adviser debate, our panellists from MFS and Standard & Poor's discussed European Equties

Inflation in the eurozone dropped 0.2% to 2.5% in July, surprising analysts which forecast the figure to remain unchanged.

EU leaders have agreed a further €109bn (£96bn) bailout for Greece, one-third of which will come from private sector bondholders.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have hammered out a common position on the euro debt crisis.

Source has teamed up with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to give investors exposure to emerging markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

News the EU and IMF have reached a deal on Greece which should prevent a default have failed to calm markets, as the beleagured nation faces a new round of austerity measures and a government reshuffle.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn this morning gave in to mounting pressure following his arrest for an alleged sexual assault by resigning from the IMF.

Proving there's a silver lining to every cloud, Alistair MacDonald of the Merrion European Absolute Return Fund explains why a slumped currency can be a boon to exporting stocks held within his fund.

New research by market research consultancy Finaccord forecasts that the market for professional indemnity insurance across 10 European countries will be worth around €7bn come 2014.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the IMF, has agreed to undergo medical tests over allegations of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York, in a case which has thrown European debt crisis talks into disarray.