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Chancellor George Osborne's Budget next week runs the risk of being a "dangerous missed opportunity" if he sticks to his guns on austerity, leading economist Roger Bootle (pictured) has said.

ITALY

SPECIAL REPORT

BANK OF ENGLAND

The US economy expanded by 0.1% in the final quarter of 2012, after the initial estimate of a 0.1% contraction was revised upwards today.

COMMODITIES

Justin Wells, manager of the UBS Emerging Markets Equity Income fund, reveals where he is finding the best income opportunities across emerging markets.

The UK economy never experienced a 'double-dip' recession, if offshore oil figures are stripped out of the data, said Henderson Global Investors' economist Simon Ward.

UK GDP contracted 0.3% in the last quarter of 2012, according the second reading of the data.

US PROSPECTS