Economics

Investment Week provides live reaction and analysis following the European Central Bank's announcement of a €1.1trn quantitative easing programme for the eurozone.

The International Monetary Fund has cut its growth forecast for the next two years, after December's figures in many countries disappointed.

Lawrence Gosling with Daniel Nicholas of Harris Associates

The World Bank has cut its global growth forecast, warning the US alone cannot drive an economic recovery.

Nine challenges facing the eurozone

The UK's current account deficit widened faster than expected in the third quarter to reach a record high of £27bn.

Vladimir Putin has said Russia could take as long as two years to recover from its burgeoning economic crisis.

The US economy added 321,000 jobs last month, a figure well above the 230,000 rise that had been forecast and one which will bring forward expectations of a US rate hike.

China's export and import growth in September has beaten analyst expectations.

The pound dropped to its lowest rate against the dollar in almost a year this afternoon after the US unemployment rate fell below 6%, triggering a further rally for the dollar.