GDP

The eurozone reported zero growth in the first quarter, beating forecasts of a 0.2% contraction and narrowly escaping a technical recession.

The countries of southern Europe (and elsewhere) are beginning to behave like teenagers after their first all-night party.

INDIA

US v UK

BlackRock's Will Landers on the prospects for a rapidly growing market spurred by commodity demand.

ON EMs

It is a scary world out there isn't it?

The UK will come out of recession in the second half of the year, bouncing back from negative growth in the first two quarters.

Schroders' head of UK equities Richard Buxton said the UK's much-feared double-dip recession is ‘irrelevant' and not cause for panic.

Two top Japan equity managers are at odds over the country's prospects, with one declaring the "years of hurt are over" while the other forecasts "fiscal destruction".