Germany

Yields on German government bonds have fallen to a new record low amid weaker than expected jobs data from the US.

SPECIAL REPORT

Insight's currency specialist Dale Thomas has reversed his underweight to the US dollar as he repositions his fund for further euro weakness.

FIXED INCOME

The UK is back in recession, according to the latest growth projections from the OECD, while the recovery in the G7 economies remains ‘fragile'.

Legal & General IM's Ben Gill expects the Bank of England may be forced to intervene to weaken sterling as it explores other forms of QE.

ON AA

FINANCIAL CRISIS

The German finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, is pushing to let Athens default, creating a split in the German government, according to reports.

Fourth quarter eurozone GDP has come in fractionally ahead of expectations but the 0.3% drop will do little to dismiss predictions of a new recession.