GDP

Economists shoot down IMF's growth forecasts for UK in anticipation of an increase in GDP.

BlackRock's Richard Davis talks to Joanna Faith about the motivation behind the recent launch of his World Resources Income fund and his outlook for the commodities sector following the recent sell-off.

Artemis' William Littlewood has moved to a short position in gilts in his £971m Strategic Assets fund, warning the UK's debt position is almost as bad as Portugal's.

ON ASSET ALLOCATION

Pick a term, any term. ‘Reprofiling', ‘restructuring' or a plain old ‘default' - there is only so far you can disguise the inevitable.

The outlook for global growth remains robust thanks to one of the biggest investment spending cycles for several decades.

Warnings from the White House, an RBS share sale, fake mortgages and PPI winners - our round-up of today's national newspapers.

The economies of the 17 countries in the single currency block grew 0.8% in the first three months of 2011, up from 0.3% in Q4, figures released today reveal.

Infrastructure

Government austerity measures and high levels of consumer debt pose "strong headwinds" for the UK's economic recovery, the IMF has warned.