Stronger exports helped the manufacturing sector record its best performance for more than two years in July as its recovery gathered pace.

Unemployment in the eurozone fell for the first time in two years in June, but City analysts warned that the single currency's economic problems were far from resolved.

Profits down a fifth at Drax 

EasyJet flew still higher today with shares up almost 8 per cent as struggling competitors pulling out of routes helped the budget carrier put out a stronger-than-expected profit forecast for this year.

China's huge manufacturing engine loses steam

The need for greater  integration to deal with its debt problems may be the catalyst for the shift to autarchy

It's your choice because both bricks and mortar and stocks are on the up, says Julian Knight

The eurozone is getting a new member, and with Latvia’s entry comes a new coin that could rattle around in pockets from the southern shores of Cyprus to the northern reaches of Finland.

Boost for George Osborne's deficit-busting plans as it almost entirely reverses the IMF's earlier growth forecast cuts

Europe is experiencing a huge shift in population, exacerbated by the eurozone’s rigidities

FTSE 100 surges, sterling plunges within seconds of announcement; ECB echoes with first ever forward guidance for markets

The junior People's Party prompts political and economic crisis over austerity split

Despite the fact that German is a better language than English for compound nouns, the latest addition to German dictionaries has a particularly British ring to it.

Germany's Angela Merkel will discuss with EU leaders in Berlin today how to tackle chronic youth unemployment at a summit critics say is a pre-election public relations exercise.