ECONOMY

Eurozone's ZEW economic sentiment index improved to 62.4 from 52.7 in February when the consensus was 58.9.

Alibaba CEO Jack Ma demonstrates smartphone payment system which uses face recognition for authentication

E-cigarettes, craft beer, Spotify and protein shake powder enter inflation basket as yoghurt drinks depart.

Government must announce bold oil tax changes in the budget to inject new life into the battered North Sea.

Fernando Alonso, racing for McLaren-Honda, is second and Lewis Hamilton fifth.

Lifting the ban will generate $86bn more per year in GDP on average from 2016-2030, according to an IHS report.

According to leaked Treasury papers, new scheme would 'most likely benefit high income and wealthier households'.

Other countries looking to join Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank include Australia, South Korea, Switzerland and Luxembourg.

RBA board members are of the view that the need for further rate cuts will emerge.

Swiss trading house stepped up dealings with Rosneft in February.

Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis denied ever giving the middle finger.

US crude oil price falls to six-year low on Monday in New York.

Opec cartel maintained production in bid to protect market share after oil price collapsed in 2014.

In the remote Japanese village of Nagoro, the young have been replaced by scarecrows.

Exclusive: Labour's shadow business secretary talked with IBTimes UK in Birmingham.

The net loss of high street stores, particularly 'goods shops of a more traditional type', was three times more than in 2013.

The WPI index fell 2.09% compared to the 0.39% drop in January and market consensus of around 0.7% fall.

The Indian economy is expected to more than double in size by 2019, compared to 2009, says the IMF managing director.

The FCA is to carry out an annual 'MOT' of thousands of banking staff to ensure they are 'fit and proper'.

Nikkei hits a 15-year intra-day high of 19,349 points just as Bank of Japan kicks-off its two-day monthly meeting.

CPI rate drops to -1.0 in February, its lowest since early 2007..

Chancellor George Osborne says plan to allow pensioners to cash in annuity rewards hard workers.

A global oil glut, a stronger dollar and a storage dearth could flood the physical markets with oil, hitting prices.

Indonesia, Iceland, Turkey, Chile and Columbia are also scheduled to set rates.

Energy watchdog IEA's report fuels concerns that the global supply glut and a storage dearth in the US will hit prices.

Lib Dems claim 'rent-to-own' scheme will help first-time home buyers struggling to raise deposits.

The Federal Reserve's looming policy statement may provide hints as to when the US will raise interest rates this year.

Palladium too falls but is keeping broad uptrend on strong fundamentals.

George Osborne is due to give 2015 budget - the last before the general election - on 18 March.