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Heavily indebted Japan is relying on its largest corporations to boost earnings and lift the country into a recovery phase, according to Neptune's Chris Taylor.

German five-year government debt sold at a negative yield for the first time in history on Wednesday as borrowing costs and inflation in the eurozone continue to fall.

Chancellor George Osborne announced a raft of fiscal changes today in the final Autumn Statement of the current parliament.

UK public borrowing rose more than expected in August, figures released by the government today have revealed.

Ratings agency Moody's has said it expects US politicians to reach an agreement on the country's debt ceiling, with a default "extremely unlikely".

A simple typographical error boosted Spain's 2014 public debt forecast by €10bn (£8.4bn), the government has admitted.

A new academic paper suggests an influential study used to argue the case for austerity contains a number of flaws - including a simple Excel spreadsheet error.

The US Treasury has ruled out minting a $1 trillion dollar platinum coin as a way to circumvent the need to raise its national borrowing limit next month.

Benchmark 10-year gilt yields have moved back above 2% for the first time since last May as the equity rally is mirrored by a sell-off in core government bonds.

The Spanish government has announced €40bn in spending cuts and budget savings in its latest attempt to turnaround the country's struggling economy.