Italy

Governments across Europe are set to buy Spanish and Italian bonds through two European rescue funds, a move the ECB hopes will send a signal to financial markets that Germany is behind the eurozone.

JAPAN

Ratings agency Moody's Investors Service has cut the long-term debt and deposit ratings for 26 Italian banks as the crisis in Europe clouds their prospects.

SMART MONEY

A "disorderly" default in Greece could cause more than €1trn (£833bn) damage to the eurozone, a confidential report has warned.

Jeremy Gleeson, portfolio manager at AXA Framlington, explains why interest in the technology sector is gaining pace.

Dawn Kendall, multi-manager at Architas, uses historical examples to pinpoint why the European monetary union is bound to fail in its present form.

The eurozone could start to break apart this year with countries including Italy and Greece potentially exiting the single currency, a leading think-tank has warned.

Chancellor George Osborne is set to come under more pressure as it emerges the UK will miss its deficit reduction target whilst leader of the opposition Ed Miliband prepares to unleash a further attack on the coalition's economic policy…here's our roundup...

Germany and France have begun preliminary talks about a possible break-up of the eurozone, according to reports, amid fresh fears about the future of Italy after the nation's cost of borrowing hit a new record.