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Leigh Harrison, co-head of UK equities at Threadneedle, says the market has a number of obstacles to overcome before UK equities can start making good progress.

Government plans to cut the budget deficit are not ambitious enough, a European Commission report will say on Wednesday.

Britain's economy is better but is "still stuffed to the eyeballs with toxic substances", warns a senior HSBC economist.

George Papandreou, the Greek Prime Minister, used a visit to the White House yesterday to press President Barack Obama for tighter regulation of the speculative trading blamed for intensifying the country's debt crisis.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged to "stand helpfully by Greece's side" but her economy minister said Germany would not offer a cash bailout.

UK investors bought a fifth of the €5bn 10-year bonds sold by Greece yesterday.

The Euro regained some lost ground today as Greece went to market with a successful sale of 10-year bonds.

Eurozone interest rates have been held at 1% today for the tenth month in a row.

OPM's Ross Henderson explains why he is recommending a negative stance on sterling.

OECD economies could learn a lot from the crises many emerging markets faced a decade ago, writes Jason Hepner, investment director, global strategy at Standard Life Investments.