The UK and Europe will both slip into recession in 2012, according to the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR).
One of the most basic principles of investing is to invest when no-one likes a market.
Neptune founder and CEO Robin Geffen has ruled out the possibility of a eurozone breakup following a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti.
Veteran investor Jim Rogers said he is sceptical about the prospects for the US economy this year despite a recent string of positive economic data from the country.