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European politicians drafting tough new curbs on the controversial trading practice high frequency trading (HFT) have faced stiff resistance from the industry – especially the City of London. The

Chinese lender China Construction Bank Corp (SHA:601939), or CCB, is interested in buying a European bank, or a minimum of 30% to 50% in one and has CNY100bn

Stock markets in Asia and Australia recovered slightly on Monday as G8 members, meeting over the weekend, said they would do everything in their power to avoid another

Worries over the situation in Greece and Spain sent shares down on the opening on Friday, with Spain's blue chip index falling by over 2% before recovering,

British prime minister David Cameron has pledged do all that he could to secure the UK's financial system and is urging Europe to deal with its currency crisis. Yesterday,

HSBC Holdings Plc (LON:HSBA), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) and Natixis SA (EPA:KN) have been hired as managers for an upcoming bond by The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), EFSF

Italy and Switzerland may share a mountainous border, but the two countries could not be further apart when it comes to their economies and how the financial markets

The UK's manufacturing output recorded a 1.0% monthly decline in February, the biggest decrease for ten months, official figures showed today. A new report released by the Office for

A survey conducted by the BBC World Service has found that unemployment is a growing worry for people in over 23 countries worldwide. Over 11,00 people were surveyed about