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Asian markets round-up: Bourses see mixed trade amid China volatility

The Korean economy expanded 2.5% year-on-year in the first-quarter, beating the central bank's forecast for a 2.4% rise.

Dollar on reversal track after optimistic Mario Draghi comments and weak US data

Eurozone job data surprises on higher side, while US Markit services PMI dips.

Greek crisis: Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras plays brinkmanship with creditors over bailout

Leader summoned to Brussels as loan repayment deadline looms large.

What Happened to Lehman Brothers' Bankers?

Top London hedge fund boss on 'market correction' and growth cycle coming to an end

Graham Martin of Optima Investment Management talks about markets and hedge fund strategies.

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Opec's former research boss sees Brent dropping to about $40 in 2015

Hasan Qabazard says Brent crude will trade between $40 to $50 a barrel in the fourth-quarter of 2015.

Monetary Policy meeting: ECB leaves interest rate at record low of 0.05%

The bank announced the frozen rate decided in the first Governing Council monetary policy meeting of June.

Opec meeting: Oil cartel is not inclined to alter crude production limits

Commerzbank expects that Opec will confirm its production target of 30 million barrels per day on 5 June.

Euro holds gains amid positive data ahead of ECB rate decision

Draghi's Greece-related comments are likely to be crucial later in the day.

UK house price growth slowest in almost two years

Nationwide says that there was an annual change of just 4.6%.

Asian markets round-up: Bourses outside Hong Kong trade lower

The ASX ends in the red despite upbeat Australian GDP data.

WikiLeaks raising $100,000 reward for 'America's most wanted secret'

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has called for a bounty to expose "this monster trade pact".

US think tank: More than half of Britons want to stay in EU

Pew Research Center survey shows 55% of Britons want to remain in the EU, while 36% want to leave.

Aussie dollar shoots to 1-week high on GDP surprise

Weak US dollar on dovish Fed is helping the Australian currency.

trolley of goods are pictured at Tesco's in Leeds, northern England,June 25, 2010.

UK shop prices fall for 25th straight month and fresh food hits record low

Prices were down by 1.9%

Britain drowning in £507m of energy debt as power firms rake in cash

Suppliers are failing to pass on huge cost savings to consumers.

Greek Crisis: Athens' creditors play hardball over reforms as deal deadline looms

€7.2bn in cash-for-reforms deal to be put to a reluctant Athens.

Market round-up: FTSE 100 down due to Alton Towers crash and no deal on Greece

The Alton Towers crash caused Merlin Entertainment's share to fall 3.46%

Edmund Shing: UK house prices, stocks and bonds are too expensive so look to AIM and Asia

Nobel Prize winner Professor Robert Shiller is famous for predicting market bubbles.

Draghi: ECB Ready to Act if ‘Lowflation’ Lingers

Eurozone inflation higher than expected due to quantitative easing

Inflation turned positive for the first time since November 2014 as food prices rose

P&G announced a plan to sell off non-core 80 to 100 product lines that account for about 10% of its total revenue

Stephen Foster: Fifa reminds Unilever, Coca-Cola, Volkswagen and Sony about issue of corruption

Following the Fifa scandal, many of the world biggest advertisers are now reviewing their media arrangements.

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras: Debt repayment decision now lies with troika creditors

Greek Prime Minister says he put forward a comprehensive proposal after Troika leaders met

India: Rupee falls despite RBI rate cut amid drought fears

Rupee weighed down by drought fears and strong dollar and oil prices.

Asian markets round-up: Most bourses drop post RBA and RBI rate decisions

Capital Economics expects Australian interest rates to fall to 1.5% this year and Indian rates to drop to 7%.

IMF: Oil price decline has limited effect on Saudi Arabian economy

Increase in oil production and continued government spending will help support country, says IMF.

Alexis Tsipras Angela Merkel Greece Germany

Greek Tragedy: Germany holds emergency summit with Athens's creditors as deal deadline looms

Greece due to pay back €300m loan by Friday but says demands are 'absurd'.

A Carphone Warehouse sign hangs outside a branch in west London

Market round-up: Disappointing manufacturing output sends FTSE 100 down after morning gains

FTSE 100 closed 0.44% lower than the open with Ashtead group as its biggest riser.

Ukraine: How Russia's war is bombing its neighbour's economy

Russia annexed Crimea and backed pro-Kremlin separatists in eastern Ukraine in 2014.

London housing crisis forces young professionals to share bedrooms

Soaring rent prices in London have made sharing bedrooms an accepted fact even among young professionals.

Greek drama: Pressure increases in week running up to IMF deadline

Internal tensions in Syriza and the missed deal deadline on 31 May have made matters worse for Greece

William Keegan: David Cameron dug an EU referendum hole trying to keep Conservatives united

David Cameron is on a charm offensive to curry support and understanding from fellow EU leaders

Cryptocurrency round-up: Blockchain bug and Commonwealth Bank of Australia embraces bitcoin

Bitcoin takes a tumble, while blockchain wallet app bug causes problems for users.

UK house prices: Average home value nears 2007 peak

The average price rose by 5.1% to £179,817, according to the Land Registry.

China and South Korea sign FTA allowing preferential tariffs for products from Kaesong industrial park

FTA allows preferential tariffs for 310 products manufactured in industrial park located in North Korea's border town of Kaesong.

UK Manufacturing edges up in May after hitting seven-month low

The UK's manufacturing output rose slightly as its PMI touched 52.0 in May, slightly behind the eurozone.

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