ECB

Darren Williams, senior European economist at AllianceBernstein, discusses the implications of this month's ECB rate rise.

A record monthly increase in eurozone inflation unexpectedly sent the annual rate to a 29-month high in March, strengthening expectations that the European Central Bank will tighten monetary policy further this year.

Jean Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank, has defended yesterday's 25 basis point hike in interest rates as good for the eurozone, as EU leaders prepare for talks on the bailout of Portugal.

Expectations the Bank of England (BoE) and European Central Bank (ECB) will raise interest rates in the second quarter of 2011 have risen dramatically, a new survey of fund managers shows.

Eurozone inflation rose to a higher-than-expected 2.4% in January.

US markets closed 1% ahead yesterday on a buoyant day for global shares as fears around the European sovereign debt crisis eased.

Mervyn King criticised David Cameron and George Osborne for their lack of experience in private conversations with the US Ambassador, new documents have revealed.

We ask the experts what a successful Irish bailout means for European equities.

With choppy waters forecast, is it time to increase your cash weighting?

Should we listen to economists or companies about what lies ahead for Europe? asks BlackRock's Nigel Bolton.