Economics

With the BP crisis and a slowing UK economy further compounding an already delicate situation, investors are nervous.

Economic sentiment in Germany slid last week following signs the recovery is slowing, according to the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim.

Barings' Jonathan Blake has increased exposure to fish and poultry suppliers within his £151m Global Agriculture fund as a result of subdued grain and fertiliser prices.

Fidelity's Tom Stevenson discusses the ‘distressing' element of today's unemployment figures and why the Chancellor is walking a tightrope ahead of the Budget.

George Osborne will today set out plans for the biggest shakeup of economic regulation since 1997.

BP shares continued to fall both sides of the Atlantic on Monday after the oil giant said the cost of the Gulf of Mexico spill had risen to £1bn and US President Barack Obama compared the environmental disaster to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The newly-formed Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has downgraded the UK's economic growth projections for next year.

The European Union yesterday pledged to go it alone with a banking levy amid continuing disagreements over agreeing a worldwide plan.

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke believes the US recovery remains on track and world's largest economy should avoid a double-dip recession.

Prudential has declined to comment on whether its chief executive, Tidjane Thiam, would receive a bonus this year after the failed bid he fronted for AIA cost shareholders an estimated £300m.