Worrying signs that eurozone woes are contaminating powerhouse economies in the United States and China triggered another slide on world markets today.

The UK manufacturing sector took a sudden and sharp turn for the worse today after new figures revealed a shock contraction in production.

If the Irish opinion polls are correct, there will be a victory for the Yes campaign when the votes cast in yesterday’s referendum on the European fiscal treaty are counted today.

Economic Life: Spain has tired of austerity before it has taken hold - its first riots were a year ago

The high street roared back from the wettest April on record with optimism and the strongest sales growth for more than a year in the first half of May, the CBI said yesterday.

After years of savage cuts, the Irish now face a stark choice: do they hand over control of their economy to Europe – or go it alone without the safety net of future bailouts? In Cork, David McKittrick meets the people preparing to vote

House prices have fallen year on year for the 16th month in a row but London continues to buck the trend by recording strong increases, official figures showed today.

Influx of investors seeking safe haven may send franc to record high and hit nation's high rollers

The Prime Minister has held a top-level meeting with officials and ministers to discuss Britain's position in the eurozone crisis.

The Home Office is planning for a possible large increase in immigration from Greece and other European Union nations in response to the crisis in the euro, Theresa May has revealed.

Why is the automatic assumption in Britain that hot, sunny weather is a good thing? The newspapers are filled with pictures of people (perhaps, more correctly, I should say young women) frolicking in the sea at Brighton, with triumphal headlines saying it's hotter here than Marbella. Or was it Mars? Glorious day, strangers say, by way of a greeting. And there is a common belief that sunshine puts everyone in a good mood.

By Andrew Grice

The policy menu for last night's meal in Brussels was enough to turn the stomachs of most hardline German politicians and officials. Eurobonds, stimulus loans, an easing of spending cuts for the weakest: they are all liable to give monetary and fiscal hawks of Europe's pillar economy serious indigestion.