European Markets Open Flat Despite Positive US Economic Data
British Chancellor George Osborne will announce £11.5bn ($17.7 billion) of spending cuts today
Asian Markets Outside China Retrace Losses on Positive US Data
UBS analysts say the biggest risk for Asian markets is a further spike in US Treasury yields and not China's financial instability.
China's Central Bank to Address Country's Cash Crunch
People's Bank of China to intervene as markets go into a tailspin.
World's Most Influential Bankers Meet To Seek Clarity On Regulatory Changes
Bankers to assess how quantitative easing cutbacks and China's slowing growth will impact economies.
European Markets up but Fears of Italian Bailout Grow
European markets open higher despite depressed mood in Asia.
Chinese Markets Turn Bearish as Asian Equities Plunge
Led by the decline in the Shanghai Composite, markets tumble on Chinese liquidity concerns.
Hutchison Whampoa to Buy Telefonica's 02 Ireland for $1bn
€780m deal will help Europe's most indebted telecoms firm cut amount it owes.
Italy to Lose £3.4bn a Year When it Scraps Sales Tax
Recession-hit Italy is looking for ways to plug revenue hole.
European Markets Open Lower After Liquidity Woes Prompt Selling in China
Markets under spell of possible Fed rollback of stimulus programme and China liquidity crunch.
Asian Markets Down on Chinese Liquidity Woes and Fed Fears
Markets fall to nine-month lows with Shanghai declining the most.
EU at Loggerheads Over Who Pays When Banks Fail
Finance Ministers argue for 20 hours straight in Luxembourg, but fail to strike deal.
Asian Markets Weekly Review: Bernanke and Beijing Set off Turbulence, But Nikkei Rebounds
Possible QE rollback by US and indications of Chinese slowdown batter markets.
Abu Dhabi's Al Noor Hospitals Commands $1bn London Listing
Al Noor Hospitals sold 38.5m shares, or a 32.9% stake, at an offer price of £5.75 each
Madoff Trustee Irving Picard Cannot Sue HSBC or JPMorgan over Ponzi Scam
US court ruling leaves room for appeals to Supreme Court in fight to claw back $30bn.
European Markets Inch Up But Fed Fears Remain
EU finance ministers are in Luxembourg to discuss how and when Europe's bailout fund can rescue troubled banks.
Asian Markets Hit Nine-Month Lows Following Wall Street Sell-Off
People's Bank of China asks state-owned banks to restart fund supplies to ease liquidity crunch.
Swiss National Bank Determined To Defend Lid on Safe-Haven Franc
But low interest rates have boosted the mortgage market and the country is now staring at an overheating property market.
Recession-Hit Italy's Industrial Revenue Drops 7.2% in April
Italy is battling recession on a war footing and will invest €3bn on public infrastructure in 2013, creating 30,000 temporary jobs.
European Markets Bite the Bullet, Bernanke's Comments Force Sell-off
The Fed could begin pruning its asset buys, from $85bn to $70bn a month, this September.
Double Trouble for Asian Markets: Bad News from Bernanke, Beijing Force Sell-Off
The Fed could begin tapering its bond buys, from $85billion to $70billion a month, this September.
H&M Eyes Internet and Store Expansion to Counteract Profit Plunge
Second quarter profit dips 11%. But third quarter gets off to a good start.
Homebuilder Berkeley Group's Strategy Pays Off, Profit Jumps 32%
Berkeley's stock was trading 3.38% higher at 11:14 am in London.
European Markets Outside Spain Inch Up As Investors Look To The US
Strategists, economists and fund managers polled by CNBC expect the Fed to prune its bond buying this December.
Asian Investors Hold Fire As Fed Fears Linger
FOMC will end its two-day meet later in the day and Fed chief Ben Bernanke is due to speak after the meet.
Lloyds Says It Did Not Face Political Pressure To Pick Co-Op Bank Over NBNK
NBNK lost out because their bid was priced lower, Sir Win Bischoff said.
IMF Signs Off On $1.27bn Aid To Ireland
The IMF is one of the three lenders overseeing Dublin's €85bn (£71.8bn ) bailout.
European Markets Down As Markets Await Cues from Fed Meet
Investors will also track British CPI data and Germany's ZEW Economic Sentiment Index.
Fed Fears Force Cautious Trade in Asia
Nervousness to continue till the FOMC rate decision and Fed chief Ben Bernanke's speech, according to Barclays.
EU Labour Costs Rise In First Quarter, Signals Economy Is Improving
Hourly labour costs rose 1.9% in the January-March quarter.
European Markets Inch Up Ahead of Crucial Fed Meet
Investors to track Fed move on bond purchases and G8 summit.
