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Begbies Traynor survey shows fewer British businesses in critical financial distress during second quarter than year before.

China's economic growth slowed to 7.5% in the April to June quarter.

GDP growth slowed down to 7.5% in second quarter on lower factory output and export orders.

Fitch cut France's long-term credit rating to AA+ from AAA, citing its uncertain economic outlook and the need for structural reform.

Concern surrounding Chinese growth will weigh on market sentiment next week.

Morgan McKinley's London Employment Monitor reports 9% drop in finance vacancies in first half of this year

Wall Street Rally boosts most EU markets.

Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei says growth will slow down to 7%, below official target of 7.5%.

Markets await Chinese data on economic growth which is projected to be lower.

Net balance of British companies marketing budgets increase at fastest in six years

BDRC Continental survey of 500 UK firms shows rising number 'forging ahead'.

Industrial production rose 0.1% from April.

Divorced, widowed, separated and single parents suffer the most from welfare cuts and rising cost of living

Investors will track the auction of Italian government bonds during the day

Both IMF and NIESR show UK economy picking up across 2013 as data and sentiment improves.

Industrial production is unlikely to contribute to economic growth as factory output declines 0.8% in May.

Deloitte's CFO survey shows growing appetite for more risk on balance sheets at big British firms.

Investors confident following news that international lenders are granting Greece €6.8bn in rescue money.

China expected to inject cash into economy when growth drops to 7%

Exports declined by 2.4% month-on-month after Germany narrowly avoided Q1 contraction.

Daniel Stewart & Co's chief economist Alastair Winter looks at the week ahead for the financial markets

Georgia is entangled in a power struggle at the top and torn between Russia and the West. Umberto Bacchi investigates.

Jobless benefit claimants were down to a seasonally adjusted 433,900 in June.

Markit/CIPS PMI data for powerhouse UK service sector says employment and new business in sharpest rises for six years.

Heywood says the UK will have to endure "at least" four more years of austerity measures.

Business activity stabilises in commercial and civil engineering sub-sectors.

Manufacturing, exports and services see strong growth pointing to recovery.

Schroders’ European Economist Azad Zangana details what the future may hold for Britain with its new Bank of England leader

Investors to track PMI data from Germany, France, Italy and Spain.

Daniel Stewart & Co’s chief economist says it’s a mixed bag of fear over QE tapering process